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Vaccinated L.A. County Middle, High School Students Eligible For Free UCLA Football Tickets

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) announced Thursday that middle and high school students that are vaccinated against COVID-19 can receive free tickets to a UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has partnered with Public Health to give away free tickets to a UCLA football game at the ...

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COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decrease In L.A. County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,174 COVID-19 cases and 14 additional deaths throughout the county on Sunday. In total, 1,454,172 cases of coronavirus and 26,013 deaths connected to the disease have been reported in L.A. County since the beginning of the pandemic. Los Angeles County continues to see a downward trend in cases, hospitalizations, ...

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Henry Mayo Reports Three COVID-Related Deaths In One Week, 30 Patients Hospitalized

Three COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the course of a week at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, with 30 patients still hospitalized. This week’s deaths bring the death toll up to 163 for the hospital since March of 2020, according to spokesperson Patrick Moody. Thirty COVID-19 patients still remain in treatment at Henry Mayo.  On Thursday, ...

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L.A. County To Update Health Officer Order To Increase Contact Tracing

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), plans to revise the county health officer order to increase the efficiency of COVID–19 contact tracing as schools attempt to reopen for the fall semester. As school districts reopen, Public Health teams plan to add additional support to schools to assist with contact tracing and appropriate quarantining of students and ...

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Unvaccinated L.A. County Residents Over 29 Times More Likely To Be Hospitalized, CDC Reports

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Los Angeles County residents that are unvaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized compared to those that are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Los Angeles County data shows that the COVID-19 infection rate among unvaccinated persons was 4.9 times and the hospitalization rate was 29.2 times the rates of fully ...

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FDA Approves Pfizer COVID-19 License As L.A. County Cases Continue Rising

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On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the license for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA) for those 12 through 15 years old and for the third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals. ...

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L.A. County Employees Required To Get COVID-19 Vaccination By Oct. 1, Or Get Tested Weekly

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

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to require County employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly coronavirus testing. The motion passed unanimously and directs County staff to establish a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, effective immediately, which requires all County employees to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination by Oct. 1, ...

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‘Very Possible’ That L.A. County Enters ‘Red Tier’ Next Week

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) announced Wednesday that it is “very possible” that the county will enter the next tier in the state’s COVID-19 re-opening blueprint as early as next week. On Wednesday, LADPH Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said that it is “very possible” that the county will enter the “red” tier of the ...

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L.A. County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue To Decline

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials continue to report a decline in the number of hospitalizations and new coronavirus cases Wednesday. LADPH Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer updated L.A. County residents on the current status of coronavirus in the county, as well as providing information on the vaccination process. “The decreases that we see are meaningful and they’re ...

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Over 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In L.A. County

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

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) have administered over 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents as of Friday. On Friday, LADPH Science Officer Paul Simon announced that an estimated 1,051,229 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across the county. “Because more people are being vaccinated we will be watching very closely to ...

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