Residents Aged 65 And Older Can Now Receive Vaccines
Jan. 20, 2021 at 6:00 am
Los Angeles County residents who are 65-years-old and older can now register for COVID-19 vaccination appointments beginning Thursday thanks to an executive order signed by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis.
Solis signed the executive order that mandated COVID-19 vaccines be available to members of the County’s most susceptible age group Monday before she joined Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer to discuss the matter Tuesday, which is also when the County opened five large capacity vaccination sites across the region.
“This is about equity,” Solis said as she discussed how older adults have been unfairly impacted by the virus and had to stay home for months isolated. “But the COVID-19 vaccine is here. Hope is here. Our residents will soon be able to return to a life where they can visit their grandchildren, go on walks with friends, volunteer at loc
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, making him among the first residents 65 and older to get the shot in Los Angeles County.
What happened: Schwarzenegger, 73, booked an appointment himself at one of the city’s large-scale vaccination sites Tuesday after county health officials announced that individuals 65 and older could begin receiving vaccines Thursday, according to his spokesperson Daniel Ketchell.
Ketchell said they were surprised to see that a number of appointments were actually available for Wednesday, and Schwarzenegger signed up for a slot at 8:50 a.m. He was greeted at the stadium by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was personally checking in cars arriving for appointments and had no prior knowledge of Schwarzenegger’s arrival, according to Ketchell.
“In L.A. County, we have to vaccinate 10 million people, twice,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn in a statement issued Friday. “These large-scale vaccination sites are going to help us get there by massively increasing our capacity to vaccinate people quickly and efficiently.”
Currently, only prioritized groups such as frontline healthcare workers, residents and staff in nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities are eligible for vaccination, as identified by the state and the Centers for Disease Control.
“By vaccinating those at the highest risk as soon as possible, we have an opportunity to stabilize our healthcare system, prevent people from being hospitalized from COVID-19, and most importantly, save lives,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health, in a statement Friday.
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