L.A. County, City of L.A., Curative Announce Partnership to Vaccinate Residents and Staff at Nursing HomesLos Angeles County today announced the launch of a partnership with the City of Los Angeles and public health service startup Curative to deliver and administer the COVID-19 Moderna vaccines to staff and residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) in Los Angeles County. This partnership…

Los Angeles County Health Services to Vaccinate 10,000 Frontline Health Workers by New Year’s EveClick HERE for b-roll and photos of the vaccinations L.A. County Health Services today embarked on a mass COVID-19 vaccination effort that will result in 6,000 vaccinations by Christmas and 10,000 total vaccinations by Dec. 31 for its frontline healthcare workers. The vaccinations are initially taking…

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – December 16, 2020

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – December 9, 2020

LA County Launches Holiday COVID-19 Home Test Collection PilotLA County launched a new COVID-19 home test collection program today, which allows certain County residents to do free testing from the comfort of their own homes. The home test collection program will run from December 1, 2020 through January 15, 2021. It aims to help address the current surge in demand…

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – December 2, 2020

LA County Launches the Community Equity Fund with Community-based Organizations in Regions and for Communities Most Impacted by COVID-19L.A County launched the County COVID-19 Community Equity Fund to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in communities disproportionately impacted by the virus. Fifty-one community-based organizations, or CBOs, will receive funding to provide a range of services, including outreach, education, case investigation…

Los Angeles County to Launch Grant Program to Help Restaurants Impacted by COVID-19 RestrictionsIn an effort to assist restaurants affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, Los Angeles County will launch the Keep LA County Dining Grant Program on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. The Keep LA County Dining Grant will provide $30,000 to use as working capital for employee payroll…

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – November 18, 2020

L.A. County Launches Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19, Aiming to Reduce Exposure Notifications from Days to Hours with HealthvanaLOS ANGELES – As California’s counties reach sobering new milestones in COVID-19 cases, L.A. County and its partner, Healthvana, are taking a bold step to control community spread. Individuals with a positive test are now able to immediately and anonymously notify anyone…

Los Angeles County to Implement Tighter Safeguards and Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 SpreadEffective Friday, November 20, Los Angeles County will tighten pandemic safeguards and restrictions as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase significantly. These safeguards and restrictions protect the public health and safety of our residents, and their ability to be served in our hospitals. Seven day COVID-19 case…

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – November 12, 2020

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – October 28, 2020

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – October 21, 2020

COVID-19 briefing with LA County officials – October 14, 2020