A Tale of Two Counties: As LA Struggles With Vaccine Rollout, Orange County Makes ‘Great Strides’

People pull up in their vehicles for Covid-19 vaccines in the parking lot of The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Jan. 19, 2021. Five large-scale vaccination sites opened throughout Los Angeles County in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic as California became the first state to top 3 million virus cases. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

As Orange County prepares to open its next super vaccination site, its neighboring county to the north is struggling to keep pace with inoculations due to “extremely limited” supply.

As it began expanding vaccinations to residents 65 and older, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) said on Jan. 20 that demand for the vaccine greatly exceeded the county’s inventory.