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L.A. County Requires Healthcare Workers To Be Vaccinated By End Of September

Frontline Workers, People Over 74 Recommended For Next Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccinations

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) issued a Health Officer Order that would require all healthcare workers in L.A. County to be vaccinated by the end of next month. The Health Officer Order from L.A. Public Health issued Thursday requires that healthcare workers working in L.A. County be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30 of ...

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L.A. County Officials To Consider Vaccine Requirement For Indoor Spaces

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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for entrance to indoor public spaces, which could affect areas like the Santa Clarita Valley. A requirement for vaccination against COVID-19 to take part in indoor public spaces is scheduled as a topic of consideration for the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting ...

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Board Of Supervisors Approve Motion For Blue Ribbon Commission On Homelessness

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to create a Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness during their regular meeting on Tuesday. Announced on Tuesday, the commission was created by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis. The Blue Ribbon Commission would assess the existing structures and systems and to provide recommendations on reforms according ...

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Barger Asks L.A. County Board To Create Blue Ribbon Commission On Homelessness

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has authored a motion to create a Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness with the aim of solving the homelessness crisis. If approved, the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness is expected to provide guidance and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on reforms to solve the homelessness crisis throughout L.A. County, according to Barger’s office. “The creation ...

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L.A. County Walk-Up COVID-19 Vaccinations Availability Extended Through Thursday

Walk-up COVID-19 vaccination availability at Los Angeles County sites have been extended through Thursday, officials said. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Monday that walk-up vaccination  Anyone 16 and older living or working in Los Angeles County can now get vaccinated without booking an appointment at the following locations (teens 16 and 17 must be accompanied ...

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Barger Approves $140k In County Funding For SCV Boys And Girls Club

On Wednesday, it was announced that L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger approved a grant of $140,000 for the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club, thanks to the Los Angeles County Community Services Block Grant. Barger announced her approval of a $140,000 grant Wednesday, attributed to the Los Angeles County Community Services Block Grant, designated to the Santa Clarita Boys ...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expands To Food, Education Workers In March

Frontline Workers, People Over 74 Recommended For Next Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccinations

On March 1, Los Angeles County is set to start offering workers in several industries to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, including workers in the Santa Clarita Valley. Starting on Monday, March 1, Los Angeles County is set to offer COVID-19 vaccines for workers in the following sectors Food and Agriculture Education and Childcare Emergency Services and First Responders “With very ...

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New Projections Estimate 1 In 3 L.A. County Residents Have Been Infected With COVID-19

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An estimated one in three Los Angeles County residents have been infected with COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic, according to new projections by county scientists. This projection, based on statistical modeling conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) COVID-19 Predictive Modeling Team, would put the number of cases at over 3 million, more than ...

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Over 100,000 Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In L.A. County During First Phase

Frontline Workers, People Over 74 Recommended For Next Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccinations

Over 100,000 healthcare workers and those in long term care facilities have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles County, as public health officials increase the roll-out of the first phase of distribution.  As of Wednesday, Los Angeles County was in Phase 1A of the vaccine distribution, with the next Phase 1B expected to begin in February,  according to Dr. ...

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