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By City News Service May 13, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - In an effort to encourage Los Angeles Latino residents to get inoculated, Mayor Eric Garcetti today launched a bilingual vaccination campaign featuring Angelica Maria, Danny Trejo, Pepe Aguilar, Angela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar. The campaign comes as Latino residents in Los Angeles County continue to have one of the lowest vaccination rates. According to L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer last Thursday, only 40% of eligible Latinos have been vaccinated. However, the percentage of Latino residents being vaccinated has improved significantly since February, with a 593% rise in vaccination rates among Latino residents aged 16 and up. ....
California is finally bolstering its ground game for getting vaccines into arms. In an effort that resembles a get-out-the-vote campaign, the Golden State is hiring 2,000 canvassers to work the phones and knock on doors, report my colleagues Laura J. Nelson and Maya Lau. And stay tuned for a flurry of ads and testimonials on television, radio and even TikTok. Advertisement The state is also expanding its efforts to target those who don’t have the resources that, to date, have proved necessary to get a vaccine in California: cars, reliable internet access, paid sick leave and trusted medical providers. Officials are coordinating free transportation, setting up kiosks outside high-traffic areas such as malls and train stations, and opening more clinics for walk-in appointments. ....
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The county s average number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 has fallen to its lowest point since the onset of the pandemic. The county s five-day average daily number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 was 389 as of Friday. Officials have been touting vaccinations as the key to keeping hospital beds empty, noting that inoculated residents are highly protected from infection, but even if they do still contract the virus, they are extremely unlikely to wind up hospitalized. “We see the power of vaccinations in our low metrics and reduced transmission,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said last week. Ferrer said the number of shots administered in the county last week fell about 25% from the previous week. As a result, most vaccination sites, including all the ones operated by the county, are offering shots without appointments. ....