For instance, we now have three vaccines authorized to be administered in the United States. In some ways, it has never stopped being March. Download for iOS or Android.We’re back to March. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. The county says residents who are not eligible for a vaccine shot should not attempt to register for a vaccine appointment.Ĭlick here for more information on LA County’s vaccine program. Newsom said Friday that 1.18 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in California.Įligible healthcare workers must have verification documents, which include a healthcare worker badge with a photo, or a professional license and a photo ID or a signed letter from an employer. RELATED: Dodger Stadium transforms into COVID-19 vaccination siteĪlong with these vaccination sites, LA residents can also visit the pharmacy or their doctor’s office to receive a vaccine. Mayor Garcetti says this site is one of the largest in the nation with the capacity to vaccinate 12,000 people a day. In addition to these five new sites, a mass-vaccination center opened Friday at Dodger Stadium. "The CSUN site, along with other Mega Points of Distribution (MPOD) sites, will dramatically increase the number of County residents who can be vaccinated each day," said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. "I’m glad to see The Forum- which serves our communities in so many ways- expand from testing to offering vaccine distribution." "Getting the vaccine to every resident is our top priority in the fight to end this pandemic," said Supervisor Holly J. The county’s priority is to vaccinate healthcare workers, which they plan to complete by the end of January. RELATED: Clearing up the confusion: Who can get a COVID-19 vaccine in LA County "The pace of vaccinations is entirely dependent on the doses we receive from the federal government," Ferrer said. "Almost every hospital worker that wanted to get vaccinated has already been vaccinated and tens of thousands of health workers, I understand have already been vaccinated so I think we're well on our way to completing healthcare workers but this does allow us to focus on the group that unfortunately has had some of the highest rates of mortality," she said.įerrer said she believes there will be more cooperation and transparency from the Biden administration when it comes to vaccine doses for LA County as well. "We're not yet sure about our allocation for next week which will need to cover those healthcare workers that need their second doses as well as everybody who's ready for their first dose," she said.įerrer said the majority of healthcare workers have received their first dose of the vaccination. Many healthcare workers are ready for their second dose of the vaccination, but there are concerns about the shortage of doses available. Barbara Ferrer said LA County has about 50,000 appointments available for this week to vaccinate both seniors 65 and older and healthcare workers. However, Garcetti along with county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer says there simply aren’t enough vaccines to go around.ĭr. Newsom’s statement on Wednesday the governor authorized counties in California to immediately begin vaccinating residents 65 years and older. Starting Tuesday, LA County residents 65 and older can make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Īs of now, Mayor Eric Garcetti says the county is only allowing healthcare workers and seniors living in skilled nursing facilities to get vaccinated. LA County residents 65 or older can now get COVID-19 vaccine
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