Orange County’s First Responders Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., on Dec. 20, 2020. Paul Sancya/AP Photo, Pool

COVID-19 vaccinations are underway for first responders throughout Southern California, including firefighters and police officers in Orange County.

The county’s first 100 firefighters were inoculated Dec. 26 with the Moderna vaccine at the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Regional Fire Operations and Training Center in Irvine.