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More than 4,715,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to people across Los Angeles County. Of those vaccinated, 1.65 people received second doses and 136,232 people received the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
As of April 6, 70.2% of L.A. County residents 65 and older received at least one dose of the vaccine. In total, 37.1% of the county’s population 18 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine.
As of this week, vaccinations are administered at 566 locations. These sites include seven large community vaccination sites operated by the county, nine L.A. City vaccination sites, 24 hospital vaccination sites, 130 pharmacies, 199 federally qualified health centers and community clinics, and 197 additional sites provided vaccine directly by the federal government and the state.
This week, 397,430 total doses were allocated to Los Angeles County. This allocation included approximately 151,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 128,000 doses of Moderna vaccine, and 118,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. With the additional doses shipped directly by the federal government to L.A. County providers, vaccination sites across the county had capacity to administer nearly 700,000 doses this week.
Next week, Public Health is expecting to receive approximately 323,000 vaccine doses; a decrease of 74,000 doses from this week due to a reduced supply of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This allocation includes approximately 165,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 139,000 doses of Moderna vaccine, and 20,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Of the nearly 323,000 doses of vaccine the county expects to receive next week, 70% of doses will go to sites located in the most vulnerable communities. Fifty-seven percent of doses are needed for second dose appointments.
Additional doses will be allocated directly from federal agencies and the state to pharmacies, health clinics, FEMA sites, and multi-county entities. Together, Public Health hopes that slightly over 500,000 doses of vaccine will be allocated to vaccination sites across the county next week.
“I encourage those already eligible for COVID-19 vaccination to not delay getting vaccinated,” said Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “Now that we have expanded eligibility for vaccination to all adults 50 and older, and will soon be expanding to residents age 16 and older, effective April 15, I want to urge all employers to please give your employees time to get vaccinated when it is their turn. We expect a rush for appointments in the coming weeks, and employees will need as much flexibility as possible to get their vaccinations.”
