By City News Service
Dec 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - More health care workers across Los Angeles County received initial doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine today, part of an ambitious effort to ensure the health and availability of doctors, nurses and other front-line workers amid surging virus cases and hospitalizations.
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services began operating vaccination clinics at three of the four medical centers it operates County- USC, Olive-View UCLA and Harbor-UCLA.
“Already this morning, the vaccinations clinics are going very, very well, said county DHS Director Dr. Christina Ghaly. “They re busy and we ve been able to vaccinate a large amount of staff within DHS, and that will continue throughout December. We can t respond to the increasing threat of this virus if our workforce doesn t stay healthy. So the fact that our front-line workforce can be there getting the vaccination and is ready to get the vaccination means so much for
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The Southern California region on Friday reported an intensive care unit bed capacity of just 6.2%, down from 7.7% on Thursday. Overall, the state has seen a roughly 70% increase in ICU admissions in just two weeks, leaving less than 1,500 of the 7,800 total ICU beds available.
Long Beach has five area hospitals it tracks for COVID-19 hospitalizations (including both Miller Children’s and Memorial, which are part of the same company). As of Thursday, a total of 199 COVID patients were hospitalized in the area, up from 29 people on Nov. 1.
Though Long Beach has close to 1,400 staffed beds available and 182 ICU beds, local facilities must also accommodate patients for other emergencies, and winter is typically one of the busiest times of year due to flu season.