as of yesterday, 1,303,518 vaccine doses have been administered in California, about 40% of the supply the state has received
in terms of what percentage of our population has gotten a dose, we're at about 2.2%, and behind almost every other state -- ranking 46th in the nation
gonna use this moment to promote some great reporting by my colleagues on California' vaccine rollout!
Only about 5% of long-term care facility residents in California's vaccination program — including people in skilled nursing homes and assisted living centers — have been vaccinated so far latimes.com/california/sto… via @jackdolanLAT
At one South L.A. vaccination site, a Times reporter watched as about 100 people were admitted for immunizations without showing proof that they worked in the healthcare industry. latimes.com/california/sto…@laura_nelson@mayalau@joelrubin
At Dodger's Stadium, about 12,000 people a day will get shots under the ambitious goals for what will probably be one of the country’s largest vaccination sites. But amid surging caseloads, there is little margin for error. latimes.com/california/sto…@mayalau@laura_nelson
Roughly 20% to 40% of L.A. County’s frontline workers who were offered the vaccine refused to take it, just one example of skepticism around the vaccine even among health care workers. latimes.com/california/sto…@CShalby et al
Omg: So many people have died in Los Angeles County that officials have temporarily suspended air-quality regulations that limit the number of cremations. latimes.com/california/sto…
Health officials and the L.A. County coroner requested the change because the current death rate is “more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes and crematoriums exceeding capacity, without the ability to process the backlog.”
“There exists an urgent need for additional human crematory services to deal with the increased demand for such services resulting from deaths due to COVID-19, and other causes...” aqmd.gov/docs/default-s…
California health officials are warning that a new coronavirus variant, 452R, is being increasingly found throughout the state. It is unclear whether it is more transmissible than other variants and is different from the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the UK.
The variant has shown up increasingly in CA since November and has been identified in several large outbreaks in Santa Clara County. “The fact that this variant was identified in several large outbreaks in our county is a red flag,” said Dr. Sara Cody, the county's health officer
Santa Clara County has found that the 452R variant was present in specimens from large outbreaks where very high numbers of people exposed contracted the virus. Analysis regarding the role of this and other variants in outbreaks is ongoing, officials say.
LA County officials have confirmed the first case of someone infected with the UK variant of the coronavirus, which is believed to be more contagious. Officials say that though this is the first identified case, the virus is likely already circulating here.
The variant was identified in an individual who recently spent time in Los Angeles County. The individual is a male who traveled to Oregon, where he is currently isolating. The variant was confirmed by Quest Laboratories in Washington state.
LA County crossed 1 million cases of the coronavirus today. That’s one case for every 10 people in the county.
So far LA County has given 279,000 doses of the COVID vaccine so far, officials say. There are 750,000+ health care workers in LA County. 🙃
LA County has so far administered 44% of the first doses it has, and 30% of the second doses.
Officials say they expect to have vaccinated an additional 200,000 health care workers by the end of the month. Additional vaccination sites will help speed things up, they say.
LA County's Dr. Paul Simon says that a "lack of adequate supply of vaccine" prevents the county from expanding immunizations to people over 65 and he understands that many people are "anxious and in many cases frustrated at the delay."
The UK variant, believed to be more transmissable, could become the dominant strain of the coronavirus locally by March, says LA County public health director Barbara Ferrer.
i can't remember who, but someone recently asked me if there was a map of all the worksite outbreaks in LA County. here it is, though I'm not sure it's all that helpful
LA County is reporting 281 deaths from COVID today, bringing the total deaths in the county during the pandemic to nearly 13,000. "This is tragic, upsetting and frankly overwhelming," Ferrer says.
LA County is reporting 288 new deaths from COVID today as well as and 11,994 new cases. Our deaths are really high -- the consequence of the Thanksgiving surge -- and our cases are climbing, linked to a holiday surge.
in case you're thinking that these deaths are only among the elderly:
61 of the 288 deaths reported today were people between the ages of 50 and 64
17 were between 30 and 49
2 were between 18 and 29
LA County public health director Barbara Ferrer: "Please do not underestimate this virus or let your drive to interact in person with friends outweigh following the safety measures that are put in place to save lives."