LA Coronavirus Vaccine Now Open To Workers In Food & Agriculture, Education & Childcare, Emergency Services & First Responders

Los Angeles CA

01 March, 2021

9:50 PM

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Press release from the City of Los Angeles: March 1, 2021 Starting March 1, teachers and workers in education and childcare, food and agriculture, and emergency service and law enforcement will become eligible for vaccination at City of Los Angeles sites. Vaccinations remain open for those who were already eligible: all L.A. residents 65 and older are eligible for the vaccine in L.A. County, in addition to healthcare workers, certain essential frontline workers, and residents and staff of skilled nursing facilities. Up next, the State announced that vaccinations will open to residents between 16 and 64 years old who have certain disabilities or severe underlying medical conditions on March 15th. STAY INFORMED: It can be challenging to keep up with ever-changing vaccine news. Get key information by signing up for email updates from the L.A. County Department of Public Health and sign up for this VaxFacts newsletter from the Mayor's Office of Los Angeles. This press release was produced by the City of Los Angeles. The views expressed here are the author's own.