Officials at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital vaccinated Saugus High Teacher Jim Klipfel to kick off the new phase of COVID-19 vaccinations now available to educators, food workers, and emergency service providers. At a small event at the hospital on Monday, Henry Mayo began their Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations with Saugus High School Teacher Jim Klipfel. The new wave of ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) confirmed Friday that while they have continued to receive a higher number of COVID-19 doses week to week, they have a distribution capacity far greater than their allocation. On Friday, LADPH Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon told reporters that while the county has received around 200,000 doses of COVID-19 ...

As part of a multi-state vaccination plan, California is among an initial 11-state rollout that would provide COVID-19 vaccines at CVS Pharmacies across the country, including pharmacies in Los Angeles County. Building on the company’s previous efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, CVS Health plans to begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines to eligible groups starting Thursday, Feb. ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of changes to the state’s vaccination plan on Monday, including a shift to an age-based eligibility system for COVID-19 vaccines. The reasoning for the new framework is to simplify the eligibility process and standardize vaccine information and data to help ensure the available supply of COVID-19 vaccine is administered to residents as quickly ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, sent a collaborative letter Tuesday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling on officials to issue vaccine distribution guidance to states, including California. Garcia joined North Carolina Congressman Ted Budd in sending a letter to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, calling on the CDC to issue guidance to states like California and ...

A “large-scale” vaccination site opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain on Tuesday as public health officials work to expand the county’s capacity for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. On Tuesday, a “large-scale” distribution center for the COVID-19 vaccine opened in the parking lot of Six Flags Magic Mountain. “Today is our first day, we’re expecting to open today at 10 a.m. and ...

As Los Angeles County officials begin the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, public safety officials are providing residents with tips on how to avoid potential scams. On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department posted a list of tips to help residents avoid scams associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. “As the COVID-19 virus vaccines begins distributing to Los Angeles County ...

Seeking to support the County’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the tragic impact on its residents, Los Angeles County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn are calling for additional flexibility in vaccinating as many residents as possible, as well as a process to begin vaccinating those 65 and older, officials said Monday. “Efficient and effective distribution of the ...

Six Flags Magic Mountain has been named one of five “large-scale” vaccination sites opening across Los Angeles County next week as public health officials work to expand the county’s capacity for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Six Flags Magic Mountain is one of five vaccination sites scheduled to open on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Officials say that each site will be able to ...

The second round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have begun to be administered to health workers at Henry Mayo Hospital, officials said. The second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine was administered to Kathy Brady on Monday, a nurse with the hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who has been caring for COVID-19 patients in Santa Clarita since March. Brady was ...