If you missed it, the state of California now allows 65-year-olds to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
But in Los Angeles County, health officials say they are only ready in early February to immunize people in that age group. This is because there are simply not enough doses of the vaccine available yet.
The province and its 200 partners currently have nearly 700,000 doses for health workers and have administered approximately 300,000 so far, according to Dr. Paul Simon, LA’s Department of Public Health, who spoke to our newsroom’s local news and culture program. Take Two, which airs on 89.3 KPCC.
To get more people vaccinated, the province is opening five large-scale vaccination centers, including one in Dodger Stadium, which is expected to vaccinate up to 4,000 people a day – 260,000 by the end of the month. The province hopes its partners can administer doses to another 250,000 people, so that 500,000 health workers are vaccinated by the end of the month, including support staff.
But it all made us think: how do you know when it’s time? you to get your shot?
Simon said the province will use different channels to make sure citizens are aware of it when it’s their turn:
“Of course we will work with the media to articulate the word. But beyond that, [we’ll be] together with healthcare providers, who will then contact their patients in that age group. We work with various organizations such as the GAAP and others. And we have a newsletter that everyone can subscribe to on our website. So we will use all the channels to try to get the word out. ‘
The website is VaccinateLACounty.com.
Find the newsletter sign-up box on the left (if you are on the computer) or near the top of the page on the phone. Or click on the picture here.
When you signed up, provincial officials said you would be updated via the newsletter on which groups could receive the vaccination.
LA County is still in the first phase, Phase 1A, which defines the public site as:
“Healthcare workers listed in Phase 1A who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials. (Low-risk healthcare workers, such as administrative support staff WITHOUT routine personal patient contact, will be vaccinated in Phase 1B Tier2).”
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