The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to consider requiring proof of vaccination against the coronavirus to enter some indoor public spaces.
L.A. Public Health Encourages COVID-19 Safety Measures As Variants Are Detected
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Wednesday that COVID-19 variants continue to be found while L.A. County’s’ case rate remains low and stable.
LADPH officials announced Monday that the risk of death by COVID-19 for those fully vaccinated is 1 in a million, comparative to 1-500 without the vaccine. The most commonly circulated variants found in L.A. are the UK variant and the California variant, highlighting the need for L.A. County residents to continue taking precautionary COVID-19 safety measures.
“The risk of having a serious side effect from COVID-19 vaccination is about 1 in a million,” said Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health. “If you’re looking for a way to dramatically reduce your risk of getting infected with COVID-19 or dying from infection, getting a vaccine is an exceptionally powerful tool for doing that.”
LA County prepared to expand vaccinations to teachers, frontline workers
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) Los Angeles County is ready to soon expand vaccination appointments to teachers and essential workers.
Vaccine eligibility is expected to expand starting next week, but the availability of appointments will depend on how many doses the county expects to receive - and county officials won t know that figure for another day.
There will be nearly 400 sites in L.A. County administering the vaccines. The new people eligible will include food and agriculture workers, teachers and other education and childcare workers, and emergency services employees and first responders.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) As first responders are getting the first doses of the vaccine, some within the LAPD and L.A. City Fire ranks are hesitant to get vaccinated.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore recently announced the results of a survey that included more than 9,000 members of his department. The survey results indicate that more than 60% of the department want to get vaccinated - which means a large number are hesitant.
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