Fallbrook resident receives vaccine shot from Scripps CEO

CAPTION – Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Michael Hendrix of Fallbrook at a clinic for Scripps patients in La Jolla. Van Gorder is a certified emergency medical technician and was recently certified to administer COVID-19 vaccines, the latest example of his hands-on approach to health care. He also is a volunteer with the Red Cross and has taken part in emergency response missions to provide medical care in the aftermath of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic Haiti earthquake.