Street vending isn't just ubiquitous in Los Angeles. It's a half-billion-dollar industry, according to a 2015 report by non-profit research organisation Economic Roundtable.
Bill Esparza
A COVID-19 vaccination pop-up clinic appeared next door to Grand Central Market this morning, designed to increase access to eligible groups. That includes food workers and street vendors, who can either book an appointment at one of the many pop-up clinics throughout the city, or simply drop-in to the Million Dollar Theater’s next event on April 15.
Working in the food service industry carries a high risk of exposure to COVID-19. An early 2021 UCSF study found that cooks, bakers, and head chefs were most vulnerable for COVID-19-related death in comparison to other industries, which is why the arrival of the Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna vaccines came as a relief to food workers. And while anyone in Los Angeles’s food industry had access to vaccines since early March, the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County prepared to getting the word out to the equally eligible street food vendors.