Hermosa Beach firefighters, some police officers receive COVID-19 vaccinations
Los Angeles County Division 1 Assistant Chief Scott Hale wears a mask for protection against COVID-19 during this year’a September 11 remembrance in Hermosa Beach. Photo Los Angeles County’s nearly 4,000 firefighters, including those at the Hermosa Beach fire station, have received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination, Los Angeles County Division 1 Assistant Chief Scott Hale said this week. Hale, whose responsibilities include the Hermosa Beach station, said firefighter paramedics began administering the vaccine to fellow firefighters on Wednesday, Dec. 23, and completed the vaccinations on Monday, Dec 28. The second dose of the two-dose vaccine will be administered 28 days after the first dose, Hale said. Los Angeles County paramedics also administered the Moderna vaccine to 10 of Hermosa Beach’s approximately 38 police officers. “We had 10 doses left over, so last Sunday, we offered them to Hermosa Beach police officers at our Inglewood fire station,” Hale said. Hermosa Beach City Manager Suja Rosenthal said in a press release this week, that the police officers selected to receive the vaccine were the first 10 to respond to the offer. The press release added that…
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