About the Vaccine in SoCal

LA County reported another eight COVID-19 deaths and 826 new cases in its latest data, with low numbers likely the result of weekend reporting delays. The number of COVID patients in hospitals has declined 36 times in the past 42 days.

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Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell below 800 in Los Angeles County, declining by 35 people. The number of COVID-positive patients in ICUs also declined.

City leaders will vote on a new vaccine mandate, restricting access to most indoor locations unless visitors can show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on Sept. 29, 2021.

The president of the civilian Los Angeles Police Commission called on the department’s personnel to get vaccinated, calling it “extremely dubious” that more than 2,000 of them are planning to seek religious exemptions to the city’s vaccination mandate.

Los Angeles County’s number of COVID-19 positive hospital patients held mostly steady according to the latest data, increasing by one, while the county reported just five new virus-related deaths.

FDA advisors were split on whether or not to recommend third COVID-19 shots, and held a hearing to gather information before deciding. LA County Public Health also handed down a new order requiring proof of vaccination for indoor bars, nightclubs, outdoor megaevents and other locations. Mekahlo Medina reports for NBCLA at 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2021....

Six LAPD officers are demanding in a lawsuit that a federal judge immediately overturn the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees.

The Glendale Unified School District is joining LAUSD and the Long Beach Unified School District in requiring its employees to get COVID-19 vaccines.

Some doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic had hoped that the crisis would be over this summer. But the latest virus surge has resulted in more hospitalizations – and they’re mostly young, otherwise healthy people who could have avoided illness with a vaccine. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 on August 26, 2021.

The delta variant continues to drive infection numbers, but Los Angeles County has begun to see a drop in case rates. The public health director stopped short of saying the virus surge is over.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has introduced school-based vaccine clinics to vaccinate any eligible students and employees against COVID-19. Appointments can be scheduled as of Aug. 25, 2021.

Among the 25,000 now dead in LA County due to COVID-19, one nurse at the VA hospital in West Los Angeles lost her fight with the virus.