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Frontline healthcare workers at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton on Dec. 16 became the first people in the Inland Empire to be administered the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech. In the morning, San Bernardino County received its first shipment of the vaccines, which were anticipated to be disbursed to 19 hospitals within the county by the end of the day. Pfizer is shipping three million doses in this first wave, of which California is initially receivin...

Frontline healthcare workers at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center became the first people in the county to get the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech. Wednesday morning, San Bernardino County received its first shipment of the vaccines, which were disbursed to 19 hospitals. Pfizer shipped 15,600 doses; subsequent shipments will continue to arrive on a weekly basis, and a second vaccine from Moderna just received FDA approval. The county has established the SB Count...

GP practices and pharmacies will be used in the later stages of the vaccination programme. The Government is signed up to advanced purchase agreements for five different vaccines which will cost around €112m. It is also expected they will sign up to the Sanofi vaccine once more trials are completed. The entire programme will involve 14.4 million vaccines being administered to the population. Some of the vaccines will require double doses while others will involve one jab. The Vaccine Task ...

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- Now that COVID-19 vaccinations have started in Ontario and Quebec, Windsor-Essex can expect a shipment before the end of the year, according to medical officer of health, Dr. Wajid Ahmed. “We should have the vaccine in a week or two, so the timeline is very short,” he said. “Based upon population, Windsor-Essex should get approximately 2,500 total does, that would support 1,250 individuals," David Musyj, Windsor Regional Hospital CEO said. The hospital is respons...

  Ojai Valley News editor Ventura County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin said the COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in Ventura County “almost certainly” Dec. 14, 15 or 16. “I am just pleased and relieved,” he said Dec. 12, of the imminent arrival of the vaccine. “Ninety-five percent efficacy is beyond belief,” he said. “It is too much to hope for. It’s wonderful, just wonderful.” Levin said the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in Ventura County will be by Pfizer-BioN...