Published March 13, 2021, 11:02 AM
Health workers in the United States have administered more than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, an official tracker showed Friday, around 30 percent of the world’s total of shots in arms so far.
Larry Green (R) receives a Band-Aid from registered nurse Teresa Frey after he received his second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church UCC on March 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
A total of 101,128,005 shots have been administered, according to the latest tally posted Friday afternoon by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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SANTA MONICA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light on the emergency use of another COVID-19 vaccine. Designed by Pfizer, the vaccination will be delivered to St. John’s hospital in Santa Monica.
On Wednesday, December 16, the first batch of vaccines is expected to arrive and be given to those working within the front line.
“We’re so excited to be able to finally announce that we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our vaccines,” said Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, regional chief clinical executive. “We have been working very diligently in getting ourselves ready for this historic moment and we’re poised and ready to start vaccinating.”
Providence Health To Receive Over 26,000 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Next Two Weeks
Providence Health and Services, which operates several locations in Santa Clarita, is expected to receive 26,325 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed across their network of ten hospitals in southern California.
The initial wave of vaccines is intended for “high-risk” caregivers and service providers employed across the Providence network, which includes Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills and the Facey Medical Group in the Santa Clarita Valley.
“We have been working very diligently in getting ourselves ready for this historical moment,” said Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, Providence regional chief clinical executive. “We’re poised and ready to start vaccinating all of our high-risk caregivers and providers that are working day-in and day-out to keep everyone safe.”