Why some nurses opt out of getting the COVID vaccine. Plus, freezer failure forces a hospital to vaccinate 850 people in 2.5 hours.

Some hospital workers are refusing to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Dr. Peter Katona from UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine says it's "like beating your head against the wall" to convince people that the vaccine had gone through the right verification processes.  

Los Angeles County medical facilities are running out of supplies and hospital beds. Ambulance operators are told not to bring in patients who have no chance of surviving their illnesses. Dr. Nichole Bosson from the Los Angeles County EMS Agency and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital's Keith Hobbs describe what they are seeing on the ground. 

Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Medical Center in Mendocino County, California managed to vaccinate 850 people in less than three hours when their freezers broke down. Dr. Bessant Parker and Judson Howe from the hospital explain how their quick thinking worked. 

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