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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The number of people getting their first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine increased last week by 40% compared to the week before at Cedars-Sinai, and health officials statewide also are reporting an uptick in first-dose vaccinations.
“More people are finally getting their shot, Cedars-Sinai officials said Monday as they compared vaccine distribution between the weeks of July 19 and July 26, having dosed 600 people last week. Statewide, California reported an increase of 20% in the total number of first vaccine doses administered to more than 265,000 people the week of July 19 compared to the week of July 12.
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When Erick Fernandez’s alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., the stress begins.
As an emergency room nurse at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Fernandez said his 6 a.m. shift marks the start of a long day. The hospital is home to one of the busiest ERs in the state, and like many, it has been overrun by COVID-19.
“The surge is definitely in full force,” Fernandez said. “Sometimes we come in in the morning, and a lot of the areas are just full of COVID patients already.”
In the last week, California has averaged more than 32,000 coronavirus cases each day, according to
When Erick Fernandez’s alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., the stress begins.
As an emergency room nurse at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Fernandez said his 6 a.m. shift marks the start of a long day. The hospital is home to one of the busiest ERs in the state, and like many, it has been overrun by COVID-19.
“The surge is definitely in full force,” Fernandez said. “Sometimes we come in in the morning, and a lot of the areas are just full of COVID patients already.”
In the last week, California has averaged more than 32,000 coronavirus cases each day, according to
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