Cedars-Sinai Receives Its First COVID-19 Vaccines Tuesday, Orange County Hospitals On Wednesday Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received its first supply of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday, while hospitals in Orange County will begin receiving shipments on Wednesday.
The prominent nonprofit Los Angeles hospital reported Monday that the first healthcare workers to be vaccinated will be those working in intensive care units and its emergency departments. It’s unclear exactly how many doses it was receiving.
Cedars-Sinai will be storing the vaccine in ultra-cold freezers that keep temperatures below minus-80 degrees Celsius. Pharmacists are overseeing the handling of the doses.