First coronavirus vaccines arrive in Imperial County
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Valley receives more than 900 doses
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Imperial County Health Public Health (ICPHD) announced Thursday it has received its first shipment of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
The shipment contains 975 doses, with additional vaccines headed for the Valley in the coming weeks.
First responders, as well as patients and staff at long-term care facilities, will be the first to receive the vaccines, possibly as early as this week.
A worker unpacks Imperial County s first doses of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine
El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) will receive 475 doses. Pioneers Memorial Hospital Distict will receive 330. The remainder will be used for paramedics, and public health department vaccinators.