“With an almost 75 percent acceptance rate in our department, the COVID-19 vaccine enables us to keep our first responders on track to stay as healthy as possible during these challenging times of the pandemic,” Daryl said. L. Osby, County Fire Chief, said. stated.
“With the second dose of the vaccine now being given to our team members, it will provide another layer of protection and enable us to continue to provide the highest care to our patients seamlessly.”
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The department’s weekly positivity rate was 18% in December. The rate is now at 5.6%.
At the end of December, the fire service’s medical emergency services bureau coordinated its first vaccination clinics nationwide and administered more than 3,000 vaccines.
“As expected, the vaccine had an impact seven to ten days after the first vaccines were given,” said Dr. Clayton Kazan, medical director of LA County, said. “While the province continues to grow, new cases among department staff have begun to decline sharply, as has our positive percentage. This is the first time in the entire pandemic that our data differs from the province.”
Firefighters are expected to receive their second doses this week.
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