Actor Kirk Cameron is facing criticism after hosting a gathering of carolers in Ventura County with few people wearing masks in the middle of a massive COVID-19 surge.
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital will be receiving their first 2,500 doses Thursday.
The vaccines will be administered immediately among health care workers at both locations. At this rate, we are looking at vaccinating around four to 500 individuals a day, said Krist Azizian, chief pharmacy officer of Keck Hospital of USC.
The goal is to get their nearly 9,000 employees vaccinated by the end of January.
Dr. Neha Nanda, medical director of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship at Keck Medicine of USC, said, We have prioritized healthcare workers who are working in and or caring for COVID-19 patients.