UC-Davis Began to Inoculate Yesterday - No Word Yet From UCLA

Earlier reports noted on this blog indicated that UCLA would begin to administer the new vaccine yesterday. But so far, yours truly hasn't seen any confirmation as to whether it happened. UC-Davis, in contrast, did start yesterday:

From a Davis news release: UC Davis Health today (Dec. 15) began inoculating its frontline health care workers against COVID-19, just hours after the vaccine arrived.

Eva Teniola, a clinical nurse in the emergency department, was the first person at the UC Davis Medical Center to receive the historic vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.

“See, we did it,” she exclaimed, throwing her arms wide with joy after her injection, as other employees broke out into applause around her. The 47-year-old said she signed up to get the vaccine the moment she learned it was going to be available.

“I’d rather get the vaccine before COVID gets me,” she said. When others in the room called her a hero, she said, “The vaccine is the real hero!” ...

Full release at https://www.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/news/monumental-day-at-uc-davis-health/

UPDATE: We now have a report from UCLA that the vaccine arrived, although it doesn't quite say it is being administered:

From the Santa Monica Daily Press today: VACCINE: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center received its first batch of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, which arrived early Tuesday morning. The first vials are being prepared for distribution to front line medical staff, which begins on Wednesday. UCLA Health staff moved the first vials of COVID-19 vaccine from their storage box into freezer after delivery. The timer shows they got the vials in the freezer in one minute twenty-seven seconds. The vials need to be transferred in under three minutes.

Source: https://www.smdp.com/vaccine-arrives-at-ucla/199955