First doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in San Joaquin County next week

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FOX FORTY'SKRISTI GROSS REPORTS.THIS IS HUGE IS WHAT WE'VEBEEN WAITING FOR AND WHAT THEGOVERNOR HAS BEEN FOR TO USTHE LIGHT AT THE END OF THETUNNEL SAY LOOKING COUNTY ISONE OF 32 COUNTIES ACROSS THESTATE WHO WILL RECEIVE THEFIRST DOSES OF THE PFIZERCOVID-19 VACCINE EARLY IF IT'SAPPROVED THURSDAY, IT'S BEENCOMPLETELY STUDIED AND DOWNAND IF YOU SEE THE FDA YOU CANBE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT IT'SSAFE AND EFFICACIOUS KINGCOUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERAGENCY WILL RECEIVE THE FIRSTSHIPMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEOLD RECALLED FREEZER NEEDED TOSTORE THE VACCINE AND NEGATIVE94 DEGREES FAHRENHEITTECHNOLOGY NOT ALL MEDICALCENTERS AND HOSPITALS HAVE WEDO HAVE A COUPLE OF HOSPITALSAND ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TODO ON COLD STORAGE, BUT IN THEVERY FIRST INITIAL IT WILL BETHEN WE WILL DISTRIBUTING ITTO OUR HOSPITALS THE MODERNAVACCINE IS EXPECTED TO GOTHROUGH THE SCENE AFTERAPPROVAL PROCESS DECEMBER 17THTO BE THE SECOND VACCINEAVAILABLE DOCTOR PARK SAYS THEFIRST SHIPMENT OF NEARLY 5,000PFIZER DOSES COULD ARRIVE INSTOCKTON EARLY AS NEXT WEEKVERY SOON AFTER THAT WE'REEXPECTING 6,000 DOSES OF THEMODERNA AND THEN AFTER THATMORE OF THE PFIZER SO IT'SGOING TO BE A VERY BUSY TIME.AND IT'S IT'S FAST AND FURIOUSNOW NOW THAT IT'S COMING.

WEEXPECTED TO COME RATHERQUICKLY THE VACCINE WILL BEROLLED OUT IN PHASES.

SHE SAYSTHE FIRST SHOTS WILL BE GIVENTO HEALTH CARE WORKERS FIRSTRESPONDERS AND RESIDENTS OFSKILLED NURSING AND ASSISTEDLIVING FACILITIES, IT'S STILLALL OF THE PHASE, ONE PEOPLESO MIGHT BE A WHILE BEFORESOME PEOPLE THE GENERAL PUBLICHAD ACCESS TO THE VACCINE.

BUTSO THE EXCITING NEWS IS HERESHOTS TO BE FULLY PROTECTEDFROM THE VIRUS.

SHE WARNSTHOSE WHO GET THE FIRST SHOTNOT TO BECOME COMPLACENT ANDSAYS FOR EVERYONE ELSE NOW'SNOT THE TIME TO LET UP WHILEYOU WAIT TO BE VACCINATEDHOPING THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTINGEXCITED THAT THE VACCINE ISCOMING BECAUSE THAT MEANSTHERE'S AN END IN SIGHT TO ALLOF US.

BUT THAT DOES NOT MEANTHAT WE WANT ANYONE TO LETTHEIR GUARD DOWN IN STOCKTON,