Coronavirus vaccine arrives in California, Fresno Co. receives doses Tuesday
December 14, 2020
LAX announced the arrival in a Tweet.
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Los Angeles at LAX. This is a major milestone for science, our country and our community. Thank you to all those who made this delivery possible, and are part of the incredible effort to distribute vaccines around the world. pic.twitter.com/KUnjSFrTyS LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) December 14, 2020
“The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Los Angeles at LAX,” the tweet reads. “This is a major milestone for science, our country and our community. Thank you to all those who made this delivery possible, and are part of the incredible effort to distribute vaccines around the world.”
Grim, dire, alarming. Those were the words used by Kaweah Delta Hospital CEO Gary Herbst to describe the situation his hospital is facing when it comes to the COVID-19 surge that has happened over the last month.
Herbst and Sierra View Medical Center CEO Donna Hefner joined Tulare County Health and Human Services Director Tim Lutz during his weekly presentation on the status of COVID-19 in the county at Tuesday s Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting. All three described a situation in which local hospitals are reaching a breaking point when it comes to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lutz said about the ongoing surge and if it continues it could become âtoo large for our hospitals to manage. We re really at a critical point.â
Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in the Central Valley this week
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Nearly 10 months into the pandemic and finally, there s a light at the end of the tunnel.
The first coronavirus vaccine authorized for use by the FDA is on the way to front line workers. Any vaccine is very beneficial in the line of defense against any infectious disease, says Carrie Monteiro with the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency.
In California, Fresno County will be among the first 145 sites to receive the vaccine on Monday.
He says healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients are at the top of the list.
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