About 800 longshoremen from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday got the first COVID-19 vaccinations for dockworkers at the United States' busiest seaport complex, which has been hard hit by pandemic-related workforce disruptions and surging imports.
After beginning vaccine clinics Monday, Jan. 11, for healthcare workers, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will build the next phase of vaccine clinics to serve older adults. Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill, who is 90 years old, will participate in the first vaccine clinic for older adults this Saturday.
“Our older residents are among the folks most at-risk for severe illness from COVID-19, and I’m so glad we’ll soon be able to vaccinate older adults,” said Mayor Garcia. “We are moving aggressively to vaccinate all of our vulnerable seniors.”
Vaccinating older adults is also taking place at long-term health care facilities through a partnership with the federal government and local pharmacies as well as upcoming mobile teams operated through the Health Department. All 25 skilled nursing facilities in Long Beach have been visited, and vaccinations continue in the long-term care facilities and group homes via a partnershi
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 22: Travelers wait in line to check in for a flight at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a COVID-19 surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles. ( Mario Tama/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA Los Angeles County s lost more than 9,000 people to COVID-19, and a thousand of those deaths occurred in the last two weeks, health officials said Tuesday.
Just days ahead of the Christmas holiday, hospitals are scrambling to treat record numbers of patients. Confronted with a study that showed millions of people admitted to flouting health protocols, health officials sought to deter holiday gatherings.
County health officials also reported another 12,954 cases of the virus, while Long Beach added 436 and Pasadena reported 84. The cumulative case total since the start of the pandemic stood at 648,062.
The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of Tuesday officially stood at 5,866, although the state s virus-tracking website put the number much higher, at 6,155. According to the county Department of Health Services, the county s 70 hospitals with emergency departments had a total of 768 available beds as of Tuesday, including 71 ICU beds only 38 of those adult ICU beds.
Public Health officials said of the 5,866 hospital patients being reported by the county on Tuesday, 20% or about 1,173 people were in the ICU.