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 limited vaccine supply and uncertainty on timing for increased production, a realistic and carefully developed plan for expanding vaccination availability to these additional sectors is being executed,” reads a statement issued by the L.A. County Department of Public Health (LADPH). “We appreciate your patience as we roll out this next phase.”

Residents will be required to register for a vaccine appointment, and will need to show proof of identification and employment in a qualifying sector within Los Angeles County. 

Registration and a list of eligible identification are available here. Vaccinations are free, and residents are not required to provide their immigration status.

Below is a breakdown of the various business sectors that are set to become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines beginning in March.

Food & Agriculture

The LADPH plans to partner with employers and employee organizations along with trusted sources for these groups, like unions, workplace leaders, community leaders and community-based organizations.

Those who are eligible in this category:

• Food service workers
• Food manufacturing
• Grocery store workers
• Grocery store workers (without pharmacies)
• Animal agriculture workers including those involved in Vet health
• Veterinarians
• Food and Agriculture-associated Port and transportation workers

Education & Childcare

Many school districts have partnerships and capacity to create their own PODs to vaccinate their workforce. Independent and parochial schools will be partnering either with their school districts or will have reserved appointments at county PODs for their workforce. 

Those who are eligible in this category:

• Teachers (K-12, Preschool)
• Support staff (K-12, Preschool)
• Childcare
• Independent Schools
• Junior Colleges
• Colleges & Universities

Emergency Services & First Responders

For the Emergency Services and First Responders sector, agencies, including the courts and correctional facilities, will be partnering with fire departments, police departments, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Health Services and local hospitals to vaccinate their workforce. 

Those who are eligible in this category:

• Police/law enforcement officers
• Emergency Management, Search and Rescue, Emergency and public safety communication centers, EOCs
• National Security
• Maritime and Aviation Response (TSA)
• Corrections officers and workers
• Courts/Legal Counsel & Prosecution
• Campus and school police
• Rehabilitation and Re-entry
• Federal law enforcement agencies
• Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers
• Security staff to maintain building access control and physical security measures
• DCFS, APS (workers physically responding to abuse and neglect of children, elderly and dependent adults)

Nearly 400 sites in L.A. County are administering the vaccines, including federally qualified health clinics, pharmacies, hospitals, and large capacity vaccination sites.

Check the Vaccinate L.A. County Website or follow @LAPublicHealth on social media for more information on when and where people in these sectors can get vaccinated.

For information specific to registering for vaccinations, as well as further information for Santa Clarita Valley residents, visit this page.

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