The sites, expected to open across the county next week, will be in addition to the city-operated vaccination site being opened this week at Dodger Stadium, which had been the largest COVID-19 testing site in the nation.
Children will likely be among the last to receive either of the two vaccines that received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. The Pfizer vaccine is only authorized for people age 16 and older, and the Moderna vaccine is only authorized for people age 18 and older.
Mr. Beutner did not suggest that campuses remain closed until all children can be vaccinated, but that a plan be put in place by the state to ensure all schools can reopen safely, The Times reported.
L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said vaccines for teachers and other so-called essential workers could be available as soon as early February, The Times reported.
LA County updates COVID-19 vaccine eligibility list as region nears 1 million virus cases
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) With Los Angeles County pushing closer to the milestone of 1 million coronavirus cases, health officials have announced plans to dramatically ramp up vaccinations by expanding the eligibility list and establishing five large sites capable of administering up to 5,000 vaccine doses daily.
All health care workers in the county can now be inoculated, which includes but is not limited to those who work in urgent care or primary care clinics, dental offices or pharmacies. Previously, only frontline workers in hospitals and nursing homes were allowed to get the shot.
California sees 10,000 coronavirus deaths in just one month after record surge
January 11, 2021 / 12:49 PM / CBS/AP Chaplain helps critical COVID victims
California s coronavirus catastrophe reached a staggering new level Monday as Johns Hopkins University data showed the nation s most populous state has recorded more than 30,000 deaths since the pandemic started nearly a year ago. Deaths have exploded since a surge in reported COVID-19 cases began in October. It took California six months to record its first 10,000 deaths. But in barely a month, the total rose from 20,000 to 30,000.
Over the weekend, state officials reported a two-day record of 1,163 deaths. Hospitalizations also have exploded and many hospitals are stretched to the limit.