Hospitals in the Valley region have started administering the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc.
Dignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center received its first doses last week, according to Blair Galbreath, director of pharmacy for the hospital. Dr. Imran Sharief was the first to be vaccinated at the Northridge facility, hospital staff said on social media.
To date, NHMC has administered 1,000 vaccinations and is expected to expand to meet the needs of hospital staff and physicians.
Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills and Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center received shipments of the Pfizer vaccine and began administering doses to nurses and other frontline workers on Dec. 17.