County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said there are adequate vaccine supplies to get through this week's appointments about 50,000 of them at the public sites but the county has no idea how many more doses it'll be getting next week.
Cerritos Councilman Yokoyama Spurs COVID Site at Cerritos College
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Staff Report • January 19, 2021
Cerritos City Councilman Frank Yokoyama reached out to Los Cerritos News yesterday confirming that five large scale vaccination sites will begin operating across Los Angeles County today, “The closest one to Cerritos will be in Downey. I sent a letter to LA County DPH supporting a vaccination site at Cerritos College. I have been working with the college since last week, Cerritos College officials are working to get a LA County coronavirus vaccination site.”
Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair signed an executive order on Monday, January 18, making CoVID-19 vaccinations available to residents 65 years of age and older, despite health officials desire to finish inoculating medical workers due to an alleged limited supply. Appointments will begin Thursday, January 21.
Los Angeles County began scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments for residents aged 65 and older Tuesday, advancing an effort that wasn’t expected to.