On Monday, Los Angeles County received their first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine with an ICU nurse receiving the first dose in the county. The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday after it completed Phase Three clinical trials, and there is potential the Moderna vaccine will receive a EUA in the next two ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) provided an overview of the plan for the distribution of the first 82,875 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocated to the county, in a brief on Thursday afternoon. The FDA recently issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer vaccine after it completed Phase Three clinical trials, and there ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and public health officials discussed the plan on Tuesday to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine when approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said the vaccine distribution in Los Angeles County could begin before the end of 2020. Pfizer, a biopharmaceutical ...

With several COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trials, a review board of California physician-scientists is set to review the vaccine process for safety before the vaccine is distributed in California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday. On Monday, Newsom named a group of nationally-acclaimed California physician-scientists with expertise in immunization and public health to the state’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to have public health officials develop a plan for how to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to residents once it becomes available. The board unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn that directs officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to “work with relevant departments, local ...