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L.A. County Begins Administering Moderna, J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

Pasadena health officials preparing to do the same

Published on Saturday, October 23, 2021 | 5:37 am
 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Friday that it has begun administering Moderna and Jonson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots for at-risk groups.

The Pasadena Department of Public Health has been making arrangements to do the same, although it had not issued any policy changes following approval of the booster shots by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Friday afternoon.

“All eligible individuals are allowed to choose a different brand from their original vaccine as a booster,” the L.A. County Department of Public Health said in a written statement.

Those who received the Moderna vaccine formulation, as well as the Moderna forumulation, can receive booster shots six months after they were originally fully vaccinated, officials said. The eligible groups include those 65 and older, people 18 and older living in long-term care settings, people 18 and older with underlying medical conditions and people 18 or older who work in high-risk settings.

Anyone who received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine originally is eligible for a booster shot two months after initial vaccination, county officials said.

“Public Health estimates that 1.7 million residents in L.A. County received their second dose of Pfizer at least 6 months ago, 1.5 million received their two Moderna doses at least 6 months ago, and 470,000 residents received their Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months ago,” according to the statement.

County officials referred those interested in boosters to the state vaccine website, MyTurn.CA.gov,or the county’s vaccine portal at VaccinateLACounty.com.

Pharmacies, including CVS, were also offering boosters, county officials and CVS representatives said. Residents were reminded to bring proof of their original vaccinations when receiving boosters.

L.A. County Director of Public Health Barabra Ferrer said although getting unvaccinated people vaccinated remains the agency’s top priority, “we encourage everyone who is eligible to enhance their immunity by getting a booster dose.”

“It is important that those at high risk because of their age, underlying health conditions, or occupational setting, get their booster dose, and we’re encouraging people that fall into these higher-risk categories, to please make sure you are getting your boosters well before the holidays,” she said.

Meanwhile, L.A. County reported 1,227 new COVID-19 infections and 15 deaths on Friday, raising the pandemic totals to 1,483,031 cases of the virus and 26,513 fatalities.

For the first time since July, the number of hospitalized L.A. County residents dropped below 600 to 598, according to the county statement.

The county-wide daily test positivity rate remained stable at 0.9%.

Statistics for the city of Pasadena were not available late Friday afternoon.

Public health officials at the state level announced 5,124 new detected cases of COVID-19 and 148 deaths on Friday, bringing the totals to 4,600,506 infections and 70,741 deaths.

The statewide weekly positivity rate dipped slightly to 1.9%, according to California Department of Public Health data.

As of Friday, L.A. County represented 32% of California’s COVID-19 infections and 37% of the state’s fatalities.

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