The first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived on the Central Coast Tuesday morning. Officials expect nearly 2,000 doses will today be administered to front-line health workers in Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County is the first county on the Central Coast to receive their vaccine shipment.
Dominican Hospital will receive 1,300 doses of the 1,950 Pfizer vaccinations and plans to administer the drug Wednesday.
Watsonville Community Hospital will receive 650 doses for its front line workers. The Watsonville hospital also has a plan for their first tier of front-line health workers who will receive doses today.
The vaccine arrives just as Santa Cruz County hits 100% ICU capacity and the Bay Area Region which Santa Cruz County is part of is at 15.8% which pushes the county even closer to a stay-at-home order.
The Santa Cruz County Health Department is also expecting a shipment of 2,800 Moderna vaccinations later in December.
