When looking at the 7 hospitals in California getting the vaccine, it's interesting that they are mostly academic or children's hospitals, presumably because they have active research programs and thus access to the super cold freezers necessary for the Pfizer vaccine.
A bit curious to me how Cedars ended up as the LA hospital, but they are well funded and do some research so I'm sure they have what's necessary. I know of one other LA area hospital, not my own, that is converting an ambulatory surgery center into a vaccine distribution area, with freezers and the like, so I imagine that while Cedars will be giving out shots on site, they will also be distributing to other properly equipped LA facilities for December vaccinations. And of course they can be kept out of the freezers for several days for distribution at other facilities that lack them for shorter duration vaccine drives. Hopefully very soon after FDA approval we will hear more details on this process (or even before, conditional on approval).
A bit curious to me how Cedars ended up as the LA hospital, but they are well funded and do some research so I'm sure they have what's necessary. I know of one other LA area hospital, not my own, that is converting an ambulatory surgery center into a vaccine distribution area, with freezers and the like, so I imagine that while Cedars will be giving out shots on site, they will also be distributing to other properly equipped LA facilities for December vaccinations. And of course they can be kept out of the freezers for several days for distribution at other facilities that lack them for shorter duration vaccine drives. Hopefully very soon after FDA approval we will hear more details on this process (or even before, conditional on approval).