This week begins the second round of health workers receiving the second dose of Pfizer vaccine.
Valuable bottles of the COVID-19 vaccine continue to be launched, but not all health care workers have rolled up their sleeves.
But Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said these precious photos, which she calls liquid gold, are not wasted.
“There were a few cases where they had extra doses at the end of the clinic,” she said. “But they managed to find other people in the hospital. We urge everyone to do their best to create a kind of waiting list with those people who are at the right level.”
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Ferrer said the distribution of the vaccine is scheduled, even though more patients are crammed into hospitals.
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This happens when the first nurse in California who received a COVID-19 vaccination receives the second blow.
“I was a little nervous because of everything I read about the studies,” said ICU nurse Helen Cordova, who works at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.
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When she received her first dose in mid-December, she said she was fine.
“I felt like when I was given my usual flu shot. My arm is a little sore and then it goes away,” she said. “It just shows that the vaccine works and your body develops this immunity.”
Her example convinced many of her colleagues who had doubts.
“This has always been kind of my goal though – it’s for people to do their research to make that decision on their own,” Cordova said.
Cordova worked on both Christmas and New Year’s Eve and said that the workload is tireless. She urges others to wear masks, stay out and learn as much as you can about the vaccine.
“I hope that people like me, who certainly did not receive the vaccine, can change this position to yes,” Cordova said.
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