ECRMC staff to receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Frontline workers at the El Centro Regional Medical Center will be getting their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Staff will be receiving the Pifzer vaccine.
The Imperial County Public Health Department received 975 doses of Pfizer vaccines on Thursday. Frontline workers with Health Department began getting the vaccine Friday.
Of the 975 vaccines, 475 will go to ECRMC, 330 to the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District, and 170 will go the public health department.
Tune in to 13 On Your Side as we get a closer look of the county s first hospital workers get the coronavirus vaccine.
First shipment of Pfizer vaccine arrives in Imperial County
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), The Imperial County Public Health Department has received their first shipment of Pfizer vaccines that will be going to medical staff on the frontline of COVID-19.
ICPHD s health officer Stephen Munday called the vaccines a beacon of hope.
“This is just a wonderful day, we needed a beacon of hope, and I think that this is it. I’m very optimistic, based on the clinical trials that took place that these vaccines are going to be helpful and effective, said Munday.
Although it’s a light at the end of a tunnel, Munday says there’s still a lot of work that lies ahead.
Saturday, 4 a.m. Erin Teran wakes up for work. Within 30 minutes, she is out the door, picking up a coffee and driving more than an hour away from her home in Indio to Imperial Valley. She checks in at the hospital by 6:30 a.m., a half-hour before her shift so the night nurse can leave at a decent hour.
The day before, the Imperial County Public Health Department released its latest COVID-19 numbers: There were two beds left in the county s intensive care units, 135 of them filled with COVID-19 patients.
Teran had five patients. By the end of her nearly 14-hour shift, she d lost one of them.
Pfizer vaccine expected to arrive in Imperial County this week
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First shots to go to frontline workers - CBS 13 s Alexandra Rangel reports
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - As neighboring counties like Los Angeles and San Diego receive their first shipments of vaccines, Imperial County is still awaiting its allocation.
The Imperial County Public Health Department says 975 doses of Pfizer vaccines are expected to arrive this week. The exact date and time is still unknown.
However, the health department said they are ready to receive them when they arrive. The first batch of vaccines will go to healthcare workers that are