Some Santa Cruz Co. health care workers wary about taking rushed vaccine Share Updated: 8:09 PM PST Dec 10, 2020 Share Updated: 8:09 PM PST Dec 10, 2020
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Show Transcript GOOD EVENING EVERYONE I M ERIN CLARK. DAN GREEN IS OFF TONIGHT. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE U-S A BIG STEP CLOSER TO APPROVING A COVID-19 VACCINE. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE F-D- A ENDORSES PFIZER S VACCINE. THE F-D-A IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDATION. MILLIONS OF DOSES WILL THEN IMMEDIATELY BE SHIPPED AROUND THE COUNTRY. NEARLY TWO- THOUSAND DOSES SHOULD ARRIVE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY NEXT WEEK. THE COUNTY IS ALSO EXPECTING 28- HUNDRED DOSES OF THE MODERNA VACCINE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. BUT AS ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER PHIL GOMEZ EXPLAINS SOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS AREN T READY TO TAKE IT. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT AT THE START THE VACCINE WILL BE RELEASED IN PHASES TO A SELECT GROUP OF PEOPLE WATSONVILLE AND DOMINICAN HOSPIT