COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Summary

This page will be regularly updated with photos and video pertaining to Keck Medicine of USC and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital's vaccine distribution plans.

Media are welcome to download any visual assets from this page and are encouraged to contact the media relations team. Filming inside patient-facing areas remains prohibited at this time as the pandemic persists. Note that on-site filming without prior authorization from the media team is not allowed.

See here for more information on how the health system is handling vaccine distribution.

Vaccine arrival at health system
Video of Keck Medical Center staff getting vaccinated
Photos of Keck Medical Center staff getting vaccinated
Maria Saravia, a Keck Medicine of USC environmental services specialist, receives the vaccine
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Edward Jones-Lopez, MD, MS, infectious disease specialist, receives the vaccine
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Peter Marshall, MD, a pulmonary critical care physician who works on the COVID-19 ward, right before he receives the vaccine.
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Keck Medicine of USC's first eight employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
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Dodgie Cortes, nursing supervisor with USC Student Health, prepares to get his vaccine
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Sara Troyer, patient care technician who works on the COVID-19 ward, is ready to be vaccinated
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Sam Ware, RN, is one of the first to receive the vaccine
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Brian Dodero, respiratory therapist, receives the vaccine
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Addie Morgan, public safety officer, is one of the first to receive a vaccine
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All those vaccinated received a sticker
Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
Video of Keck Medicine of USC vaccine clinics for local communities
View Juan Saravia, father of a Keck Medicine EVS specialist, receives a vaccine
Juan Saravia, father of a Keck Medicine EVS specialist, receives a vaccine
View Nelly Durán, a Keck Medicine EVS specialist's sister, receives a vaccine
Nelly Durán, a Keck Medicine EVS specialist's sister, receives a vaccine
View Maria Lourdes Valdez, 62, a health care worker from Boyle Heights, was vaccinated along with her husband and two other family members.
Maria Lourdes Valdez, 62, a health care worker from Boyle Heights, was vaccinated along with her husband and two other family members.
Photos of Keck Medicine of USC vaccine clinics for local communities
Nelly Durán, a Keck Medicine EVS specialist's sister, receives a vaccine
Photo by: Ricardo Carrasco III
Nelly Durán, a Keck Medicine EVS specialist's sister, receives a vaccine
Photo by: Ricardo Carrasco III
Nidia Salas, mother of a Keck Medicine EVS specialist, receives the vaccine
Photo by: Ricardo Carrasco III
Nidia Salas, mother of a Keck Medicine EVS specialist, receives the vaccine
Photo by: Ricardo Carrasco III
Maria Saravia, a Keck Medicine EVS specialist, brings her parents to be vaccinated
Photo by: Ricardo Carrasco III
Nelly Durán, a Keck Medicine EVS specialist's sister, receives a vaccine
Photo by: Ricardo Carrasco III
Sixto Cruz, 67, who lives in the Ramona Gardens complex in Boyle Heights, receives a vaccine. He learned about the clinic through door-to-door outreach. Maria Lourdes Valdez, 62, a health care worker from Boyle Heights, was vaccinated along with her husband and two other family members.
Photo by: Keck Medicine of USC
Ana Miriam Bermudez, 65, who lives in South Los Angeles, awaits her vaccination. Because she doesn’t drive and didn’t feel comfortable taking public transit to the clinic, a staff member drove her to and from her appointment.
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Juana Mena, 50, a health care worker from the Ramona Gardens housing complex in Boyle Heights, is finished with her vaccine.
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Photos of vaccine preparation staff and tools at Keck Medical Center of USC
  • Staff prepares to give vaccines at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
  • Preparing for the arrival of the vaccines at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
  • Storing the vaccines at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
  • Storing the vaccines at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
  • Getting ready to give the vaccine at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
  • Vaccine preparation at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
  • Waiting to give vaccines at Keck Medical Center of USC
    Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III
Video of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital staff getting vaccinated
Photos of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital staff getting vaccinated
  • Robert Calderon, respiratory therapist, becomes the hospital's first health care worker to receive the vaccine
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  • Edgar Morales, an environmental services specialist, was elated to be the second person at the hospital to be vaccinated
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  • Noemi Tejada, RN, the first nurse to be vaccinated at the hospital, said being vaccinated gives her a sense of relief
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  • Jessica Thomas, RN, associate administrator of the emergency department, takes a break from administering vaccines to receive one herself
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  • Armand Dorian, MD, chief medical officer, can barely hide his enthusiasm at being vaccinated
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  • Theresa Murphy, RN, chief nursing officer, assures the nurse administering the vaccine that she "didn't feel a thing"
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  • For Mary Virgallito, RN, infection preventionist, the COVID-19 vaccine marks a triumphant day in the fight against the pandemic
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  • Keith Hobbs, CEO, hopes getting a vaccine himself helps staff feel comfortable doing the same.
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  • David Tashman, MD, medical director of the emergency department, shows off his proof of vaccination
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  • Paul Gilbert, MD, chief of surgery, receives his vaccine
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  • Leslie Korostoff, MD, chief of OBGYN, receives her COVID-19 vaccine after a pandemic that saw a record number of births at the hospital
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  • Staff created an assembly line to efficiently vaccinate 475 health care workers over the next few days
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Photos of vaccine delivery and storage at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccine delivery at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccine delivery at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccine delivery at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccine delivery at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccine delivery at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccines stored at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccines stored at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccines stored at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  • Vaccines stored at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Video testimonials of staff choosing to be vaccinated
Video of freezers for vaccine storage
View Keck Hospital of USC COVID-19 vaccine freezer
Keck Hospital of USC COVID-19 vaccine freezer
View Keck Medicine of USC COVID-19 vaccine freezer
Keck Medicine of USC COVID-19 vaccine freezer