About the Vaccine in SoCal

The California State University and University of California systems jointly announced Thursday that they will both require all students and staff returning for on-campus classes and activities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

University of California and California State University say they will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff returning on campus

Metrolink and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are partnering to provide free mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning Tuesday, April 20 at Metrolink’s Palmdale and Lancaster stations, with the ability to administer 250 inoculations at each site per day.

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The clinic is working to make sure no one is left behind in the vaccination effort. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Friday April 16, 2021.

More California counties are opening up vaccines to younger adults, a week ahead of the state broadening eligibility to everyone 16 and up. At the same time, California public health officials warned Thursday of decreases in supply because of a national reduction of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in coming weeks.

Residents were lining up at Cal State Los Angeles’ mass vaccination site Thursday morning after word spread that COVID-19 shots were available without an appointment.

One man drove from Redondo Beach all the way to the site in East LA. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 8, 2021.

A Temescal Valley family is looking for answers after their daughter rolled up her sleeve for the wrong COVID-19 vaccine shot — one that has not yet been approved for minors, and when she went for her second dose, she was turned away.

Two councilmembers Wednesday introduced a motion to have the city investigate the reasons the Kroger Co. decided to close three Los Angeles stores following passage of a city ordinance that requires large grocery and pharmacy retailers to offer employees an additional $5 per hour in hazard pay amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles that was set to close later this month will continue operating under the auspices of the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday.

Vaccination eligibility expands Thursday to people 50 and older as the nation’s most popular state continues to see encouraging signs in its fight against the coronavirus.

More Californians are eligible for vaccinations. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Thursday April 1, 2021.