Orange County health officials are continuing to expand vaccination efforts as the region approaches a new inoculation milestone. More than 476,000 people had been fully vaccinated in Orange County, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control Prevention data updated March 29. It means about 19 percent of people 18 and older are fully vaccinated….

Orange County’s inoculation efforts appeared to be back on track Feb. 23, with the arrival of additional vaccines, the opening of its third large-scale vaccination site, and confirmation its Disney site would reopen. The region’s third super point of distribution (POD) opened Feb. 23 at the Anaheim Convention Center and will distribute the Moderna vaccine. It’s the second hub for Anaheim, which…

The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) says its vaccine supply was not affected by a refrigeration issue at its Aliso Viejo distribution site. About 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were jeopardized Feb.  10 due to a refrigeration temperature irregularity at Soka University. Additional vaccine was brought in to fulfill scheduled appointments while county…

Less than three percent of Orange County residents have been fully inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the most recently available regional health data. California Immunization Registry numbers, posted to Orange County Health Care Authority’s (HCA) COVID-19 dashboard, indicate 86,806 residents had been inoculated with both doses of the vaccine as of Feb. 1. The county’s total…

SANTA ANA (CNS)—After two days of closures due to high winds, the COVID-19 vaccination site at Disneyland reopened Jan. 21, and county officials plan to open another large-scale location to administer doses this weekend. The Disneyland super point of distribution (POD) site was closed Jan. and Wednesday as Santa Ana winds battered much of Southern…