Chief Medical Office William Wang (left) and Chief Nursing Executive Officer Ron Yolo (right) prepare vaccines
Nearly 1,000 hospital staff received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine between Dec. 17 and Dec. 19
Dr. Gisela Rosario, an Infectious Diseases doctor, was vaccinated by Ron Yolo
Healthcare workers were asked to wait in an observation area after receiving the vaccine
The observation area staff, who were evaluating those vaccinated for potential side effects or allergic reactions
Hospital President and CEO Jill Welton (left) prepares a vaccine
Clinical Nurse Educator Tamar Agopian assisted Ron Yolo at the administration station
Dr. Onkarjit Marwah and Jill Welton
Epicenter California: State has reported more than 250K cases this week and sets a nationwide record with 50K cases in 24 hours as locals call for Gov. Newsom s removal for his handling of the crisis
On Thursday California set a nationwide record for new coronavirus cases with 52,281 infections and is now the epicenter of the virus in the US
California also hit a daily death record with 379 new fatalities
Over the past week the Golden State recorded more than 250,000 new cases
Gov. Gavin Newsom s handling of the pandemic has led Republicans to push recall efforts, with several Democrats backing it
Statewide, ICU bed availability is 3% and Southern California s ICU capacity hit 0% on Thursday
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