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SLO County healthcare workers receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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A healthcare worker receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in San Luis Obispo on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.
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Five frontline healthcare workers were the first to receive Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine from the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department on Friday.
The health department has received 1,950 doses of the vaccine so far.
Officials say public health nurses will provide vaccinations to frontline healthcare workers, while CVS will give doses to those in long-term care facilities. Other high-risk individuals can expect to get vaccinated closer to March 2021.
SLO County administers first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. - Five frontline health care workers were among the first residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in San Luis Obispo on Friday.
County Public Health said this moment marks the beginning of local vaccine distribution.
The county plans to first administer the vaccine to health care workers while CVS provides vaccines for those in long-term care facilities.
The county plans to continue to distribute the vaccine in phases until it is widely available to anyone who would like to receive it countywide.
“That light at the end of the tunnel is brighter today,” said Dr. Penny Borenstein, the county s Public Health Officer. “Our frontline health care workers and some of our community’s most vulnerable residents will have critical protection through a safe and effective vaccine. This is one of the most important tools we have for ending the COVID-19 pandemic, but the figh