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âThis Was Coming Full Circleâ
Wednesday: The intensive care nurse who was the first person in California to get a vaccine dose talks about the experience.
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Helen Cordova, an I.C.U. nurse, posed with her vaccination record card after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Monday.Credit.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press
Good morning.
When Helen Cordova got the call from her manager on Sunday, she knew sheâd be among the first at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center to get a coveted vaccine dose.
But it wasnât until she showed up to work at the huge East Hollywood hospital complex on Monday and was told that the governor was en route that she realized she would play a singular role in California history.
My name is
David Carrillo Peñaloza, the author of the TimesOC newsletter and an editor for Los Angeles Times Community News.
The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in California. Getting everyone vaccinated is the next hurdle.
The state received 327,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in its first allocation. An additional 1 million doses are expected to arrive this month.
The Orange County Health Care Agency on Tuesday reported just 10.4% of beds are available in intensive care units throughout the county.
Here are the latest headlines for our Orange County readers:
Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, watches as nurse Helen Cordova, center, becomes one of the first Californians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Monday.
Waiting for this day : ER nurse gets first COVID-19 vaccine in Sacramento Share Updated: 2:39 PM PST Dec 15, 2020 KCRA Staff Share Updated: 2:39 PM PST Dec 15, 2020
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Show Transcript THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS ON MY8. DEIRDRE: UC DAVIS HEALTH IS RECEIVING ITS FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE COVID VACCINE WHICH IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE HOURS. TEO: WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE SHIPMENTS IN SACRAMENTO WITH BRIAN HICKEY. FEDEX DELIVERED THAT THIS MORNING. IN ONE OF THOSE SPECIALLY PACKAGED BOXES WITH DRY ICE, DELIVERING THE PFIZER VACCINE HERE TO UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER. WE COULD HOPEFULLY SEE SOME VIDEO LATER TODAY OF THE DELIVERY PACKAGE. YOU COULD SEE THE BOX PACKED WITH DRY ICE. IT NEEDS TO BE KEPT AT -94 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THIS IS THE DIRECTOR OF UC DAVIS HEALTH WHICH SIGNS FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL PACKAGE AND TAKES IT OVER TO COLD STORES WERE WE WILL PROCESS IT. THE NEXT STEP IS THEY HAVE TO THAW THE VIALS AND MIX IT WITH SEALING SO
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