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Nearly All Skilled Nursing Facilities Have Administered First Round Of COVID-19 Vaccine, L.A. Public Health Announces
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that nearly 99 percent of all skilled nursing facilities in the county had administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday.
Nearly 39,000 doses have been administered to staff and residents. The remaining facilities are currently vaccinating or are scheduling vaccinations this week. Additionally, for facilities that completed their first doses, Public Health is supporting distribution and administration of their second doses of vaccine, officials said.
All skilled nursing facilities in the County conduct weekly testing of residents and staff. For the week of January 2, more than 70,000 COVID-19 tests were completed among staff and residents, with a positivity rate of just under 4 percent, significantly lower than the positivity rate among the general public, which sits at 15 percent, public h
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