Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Available Soon in Los Angeles County, Recommended for People Six Months and Older

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September 14, 2023
Public Health Media
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Available Soon in Los Angeles County, Recommended for People Six Months and Older

Los Angeles County residents will soon have access to updated vaccines designed to target COVID-19 strains currently circulating. The updated vaccine is strongly recommended this fall for residents ages 6 months and older.

With nearly 22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Los Angeles County over the past three years, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has seen first-hand how the vaccine provides residents with a safe, effective and easy way to protect against severe illness from the virus. Data also shows that vaccines can lessen the risk of getting long COVID and other post-COVID conditions.

Staying up to date on vaccines is especially important heading into fall and winter, as indicators of COVID-19 transmission, including more outbreaks in schools, work sites and skilled nursing facilities, have increased in Los Angeles County over the past few weeks.

Updated vaccines will restore waning protection against the COVID-19 virus and enhance protection against new variants of the virus, even if a person had earlier versions of the vaccine, had COVID-19 in the past or are in good health and don’t get sick often. Everyone over the age of 6 months is encouraged to get at least one dose of the updated vaccine. The updated vaccine targets the Omicron variant XBB.1.5; more than 95 percent of COVID-19 strains currently circulating in Los Angeles County are descendants of the XBB strain.

For children under 5 years old who have never been vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two Moderna doses or three Pfizer doses of the newly updated vaccine. People with weakened immune systems should work with their provider to determine the number of doses and vaccine schedule that is best for them.

Pregnant people can prepare to protect their newborns and infants under 6 months old, who are not yet eligible to receive their own COVID-19 vaccines, by getting vaccinated against the virus. Pregnant people pass along antibodies to their babies before birth so that they have protection against severe illness due to COVID-19 in their first few months of life. Nationally, infants have the 2nd highest rate of hospitalization from COVID after individuals over the age of 75.

The COVID-19 vaccine can be given at the same time as the flu and other vaccines. People over 60 years old should speak to their health care providers about also getting the RSV vaccine, which protects against the respiratory syncytial virus. Older adults are at higher risk of getting very sick from any respiratory illness.

The updated COVID-19 vaccines will likely be widely available in Los Angeles County by the middle of next week, with some retail sites having doses as early as this weekend. Pharmacies and health care providers will receive orders directly from the manufacturers and provide information to their patients and customers about availability. Health insurance plans are expected to cover the full cost.

Any resident who is seeking vaccination will be able to do so regardless of insurance or immigration status.

Free vaccines will be available to uninsured and underinsured children and adults at many participating retail pharmacies, health care providers and health centers through a federal program called the CDC Bridge Access Program. Public Health is finalizing distribution plans for its public health clinics and mobile teams pending arrival of the vaccines. The department will focus on making sure the county’s most vulnerable populations, including elderly and disabled people, have easy access to the new vaccines.

For children who are uninsured or have Medi-CAL, they can receive the newly updated COVID vaccine for free through the Vaccine for Children program. A list of these providers can also be found at bit.ly/VaccineForChildrenSites

To find vaccine locations, visit ph.lacounty.gov/vaccines. Anyone who has questions, needs assistance with appointments, or are homebound and need to be vaccinated should contact the Public Health Call Center, which is open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The number is 1-833-540-0473.

In Los Angeles County, while measures are relatively low compared to other points during the pandemic, there have been increased numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks. Over the past four weeks, the average daily number of COVID related hospitalizations has increased by over 40 percent, from 430 to 612. This week we are reporting an average of 4 deaths per day, three times higher than what was reported the week before.

Los Angeles County remains in the CDC Low Hospital Admission Level with 7.2 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, reported on Sept. 11 for the seven-day period ending Sept. 3, a small change from 7.4 hospital admissions last week.

Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks:

Metric	Date of Weekly Report
Metric	9/13/2023	9/6/2023	8/30/2023	8/23/2023
Daily average cases	558	569	571	512
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value	33%	29%	26%	28%
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related	4.9%	5.0%	5.1%	4.4%
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations	612	561	523	430
Daily average deaths	4.0	1.3	1.0	1.7
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19	3.2%	3.0%	2.7%	0.9%
All daily averages are 7-day averages. Data for past weeks are subject to change in future reports. Time periods covered by each metric: cases = week ending each Saturday; wastewater = week ending each Saturday, with a one-week lag; ED data = week ending each Sunday; hospitalizations = week ending each Saturday; deaths = week ending each Monday, with a three-week lag; death percentage = week ending Monday, with a one-week lag. Case data is presented by episode date, an approximation of the date the illness began, and death data is presented by date of death. This is a change from how case and death data were presented prior to July 26, 2023, which was by date of report. Daily average cases do not include Long Beach and Pasadena; daily average deaths include Long Beach and Pasadena.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at https://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/COVIDdata including:
COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)
COVID –19 Response Plan
COVID –19 Vaccinations
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:

https://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/

California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlCDC Spanish ﷟HYPERLINK “https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html”https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019–ncov/index.html –ncov/index.html
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health –topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

Cases through 12:00pm 9/11/2023
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,795,866
Deaths (includes LB and Pas)	36,674
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– 0 to 4	114,665
– 5 to 11	284,544
– 12 to 17	279,270
– 18 to 29	765,666
– 30 to 49	1,148,441
– 50 to 64	625,087
– 65 to 79	273,104
– over 80	97,510
– Under Investigation	2,586
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– Female	1,855,610
– Male	1,643,997
– Other	1,869
– Under Investigation	89,397
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– American Indian/Alaska Native	6,825
– Asian	268,352
– Black	190,426
– Hispanic/Latino	1,529,675
– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	17,950
– White	500,645
– Other	414,285
– Under Investigation	662,715
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– Hospitalized (Ever)	184,654
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
– American Indian/Alaska Native	81
– Asian	4,559
– Black	3,268
– Hispanic/Latino	16,946
– Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	114
– White	9,291
– Other	436
– Under Investigation	93
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6438	30829
City of Alhambra	25938	29909
City of Arcadia	13974	24196
City of Artesia	6128	36487
City of Avalon	292	7547
City of Azusa	17722	35416
City of Baldwin Park	30031	39119
City of Bell	17163	47239
City of Bell Gardens	17342	40264
City of Bellflower	31220	40162
City of Beverly Hills	11749	34035
City of Bradbury	71	6642
City of Burbank	33351	31117
City of Calabasas	5976	24569
City of Carson	35571	37904
City of Cerritos	13654	27271
City of Claremont	10532	28867
City of Commerce*	5929	45367
City of Compton	40850	40889
City of Covina	20575	41962
City of Cudahy	12312	50569
City of Culver City	12219	30651
City of Diamond Bar	13899	24166
City of Downey	47383	41468
City of Duarte	7606	34548
City of El Monte	43301	36925
City of El Segundo	4169	24836
City of Gardena	22265	36315
City of Glendale	61187	29632
City of Glendora	15368	29126
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5070	34546
City of Hawthorne	30140	33946
City of Hermosa Beach	4820	24504
City of Hidden Hills	392	20741
City of Huntington Park	26580	44684
City of Industry	1028	235240
City of Inglewood	39388	34678
City of Irwindale	899	61618
City of La Canada Flintridge	4649	22467
City of La Habra Heights	215	3941
City of La Mirada	14479	29192
City of La Puente	16151	39686
City of La Verne	9374	28165
City of Lakewood	27553	34286
City of Lancaster*	65125	40308
City of Lawndale	10756	31999
City of Lomita	6212	29968
City of Lynwood*	31705	44006
City of Malibu	2930	22606
City of Manhattan Beach	7584	21067
City of Maywood	12946	46155
City of Monrovia	12029	31003
City of Montebello	25809	40092
City of Monterey Park	17799	28587
City of Norwalk	43592	40505
City of Palmdale	67696	42585
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2323	17179
City of Paramount	22987	41031
City of Pico Rivera	28427	44221
City of Pomona	66428	42601
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	7997	18708
City of Redondo Beach	15930	23189
City of Rolling Hills	303	15619
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1579	19463
City of Rosemead	15465	27940
City of San Dimas*	11248	32588
City of San Fernando	12912	52462
City of San Gabriel	11652	28451
City of San Marino	2468	18589
City of Santa Clarita	74847	33956
City of Santa Fe Springs	7981	43460
City of Santa Monica	27071	29283
City of Sierra Madre	2473	22504
City of Signal Hill	4162	35280
City of South El Monte	8511	40752
City of South Gate	47681	48577
City of South Pasadena	6441	24723
City of Temple City	10908	29922
City of Torrance	35191	23576
City of Vernon	360	172249
City of Walnut	7705	25236
City of West Covina	40134	37080
City of West Hollywood	11456	31003
City of Westlake Village	458	5478
City of Whittier	31718	36277
Los Angeles	1549971	38322
Los Angeles – Adams-Normandie	3248	39600
Los Angeles – Alsace	4605	37003
Los Angeles – Angeles National Forest	0	0
Los Angeles – Angelino Heights	852	34053
Los Angeles – Arleta	17095	49738
Los Angeles – Atwater Village	5162	35197
Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills	10436	33529
Los Angeles – Bel Air	2506	29731
Los Angeles – Beverly Crest	3399	27138
Los Angeles – Beverlywood	4281	32498
Los Angeles – Boyle Heights*	40914	47090
Los Angeles – Brentwood	8589	27747
Los Angeles – Brookside	158	27194
Los Angeles – Cadillac-Corning	2327	32678
Los Angeles – Canoga Park	25718	39391
Los Angeles – Carthay	4484	31219
Los Angeles – Central	17166	44024
Los Angeles – Century City	3831	29948
Los Angeles – Century Palms/Cove	16525	48940
Los Angeles – Chatsworth	13200	35617
Los Angeles – Cheviot Hills	2606	28416
Los Angeles – Chinatown	2993	37315
Los Angeles – Cloverdale/Cochran	5403	37126
Los Angeles – Country Club Park	4963	32753
Los Angeles – Crenshaw District	5451	39417
Los Angeles – Crestview	4039	35530
Los Angeles – Del Rey	8624	28808
Los Angeles – Downtown*	16408	59650
Los Angeles – Eagle Rock	14037	35457
Los Angeles – East Hollywood	9703	33131
Los Angeles – Echo Park	4556	31958
Los Angeles – El Sereno	17144	41007
Los Angeles – Elysian Park	1865	32651
Los Angeles – Elysian Valley	3615	35542
Los Angeles – Encino	15527	34373
Los Angeles – Exposition	1308	39327
Los Angeles – Exposition Park	18451	41078
Los Angeles – Faircrest Heights	1288	35778
Los Angeles – Figueroa Park Square	3849	44135
Los Angeles – Florence-Firestone	23112	48713
Los Angeles – Glassell Park	11155	35296
Los Angeles – Gramercy Place	4253	39511
Los Angeles – Granada Hills	21921	37671
Los Angeles – Green Meadows	10220	47524
Los Angeles – Hancock Park	4816	28265
Los Angeles – Harbor City	9589	32986
Los Angeles – Harbor Gateway	15975	36640
Los Angeles – Harbor Pines	658	27314
Los Angeles – Harvard Heights	6229	34538
Los Angeles – Harvard Park	18280	48188
Los Angeles – Highland Park	17470	36102
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown	5575	40195
Los Angeles – Hollywood	22022	32265
Los Angeles – Hollywood Hills	7810	26534
Los Angeles – Hyde Park	12159	42602
Los Angeles – Jefferson Park	3205	39700
Los Angeles – Koreatown	16449	31821
Los Angeles – Lafayette Square	1620	35534
Los Angeles – Lake Balboa	16562	39241
Los Angeles – Lakeview Terrace	6211	47293
Los Angeles – Leimert Park	5890	38661
Los Angeles – Lincoln Heights	12976	39807
Los Angeles – Little Armenia	3084	38430
Los Angeles – Little Bangladesh	8767	30932
Los Angeles – Little Tokyo	1528	48771
Los Angeles – Longwood	1823	42356
Los Angeles – Los Feliz	6516	30155
Los Angeles – Manchester Square	3320	38894
Los Angeles – Mandeville Canyon	924	29577
Los Angeles – Mar Vista	11199	26369
Los Angeles – Marina Peninsula	981	22500
Los Angeles – Melrose	26661	34315
Los Angeles – Mid-city	4575	30439
Los Angeles – Miracle Mile	5020	27912
Los Angeles – Mission Hills	12128	50274
Los Angeles – Mt. Washington	8354	34599
Los Angeles – North Hills	25736	41796
Los Angeles – North Hollywood	59961	39599
Los Angeles – Northridge	26088	37377
Los Angeles – Pacific Palisades	5147	24175
Los Angeles – Pacoima	39295	51046
Los Angeles – Palisades Highlands	944	24545
Los Angeles – Palms	12345	28135
Los Angeles – Panorama City	33989	45168
Los Angeles – Park La Brea	3309	24367
Los Angeles – Pico-Union	16569	39599
Los Angeles – Playa Del Rey	616	19274
Los Angeles – Playa Vista	3518	32137
Los Angeles – Porter Ranch	10788	30314
Los Angeles – Rancho Park	2292	34939
Los Angeles – Regent Square	894	32158
Los Angeles – Reseda	32701	42681
Los Angeles – Reseda Ranch	1831	39495
Los Angeles – Reynier Village	1202	28430
Los Angeles – San Pedro*	26723	34244
Los Angeles – Shadow Hills	1339	30144
Los Angeles – Sherman Oaks	28270	32400
Los Angeles – Silverlake	13499	30622
Los Angeles – South Carthay	3355	31666
Los Angeles – South Park	17063	44949
Los Angeles – St Elmo Village	1897	41383
Los Angeles – Studio City	7175	31974
Los Angeles – Sun Valley	23536	44845
Los Angeles – Sunland	7035	34472
Los Angeles – Sycamore Square	212	32767
Los Angeles – Sylmar*	42789	51930
Los Angeles – Tarzana	10752	34823
Los Angeles – Temple-Beaudry	13678	34644
Los Angeles – Thai Town	2849	29045
Los Angeles – Toluca Lake	2612	30009
Los Angeles – Toluca Terrace	537	41118
Los Angeles – Toluca Woods	489	26319
Los Angeles – Tujunga	9143	32877
Los Angeles – University Hills	944	27530
Los Angeles – University Park	11730	42723
Los Angeles – Valley Glen	11399	37976
Los Angeles – Valley Village	8705	35214
Los Angeles – Van Nuys*	38257	41051
Los Angeles – Venice	9318	27499
Los Angeles – Vermont Knolls	7629	44355
Los Angeles – Vermont Square	3805	49693
Los Angeles – Vermont Vista	18986	46098
Los Angeles – Vernon Central	24950	47983
Los Angeles – Victoria Park	2860	34052
Los Angeles – View Heights	1139	30834
Los Angeles – Watts	19951	46752
Los Angeles – Wellington Square	1876	38169
Los Angeles – West Adams	11127	40271
Los Angeles – West Hills	13233	32638
Los Angeles – West Los Angeles	11925	31685
Los Angeles – West Vernon	25067	46728
Los Angeles – Westchester	14213	27543
Los Angeles – Westlake	21186	35694
Los Angeles – Westwood	17036	31485
Los Angeles – Wholesale District*	22639	62662
Los Angeles – Wilmington	24030	42541
Los Angeles – Wilshire Center	17358	34598
Los Angeles – Winnetka	20313	39225
Los Angeles – Woodland Hills	21102	31007
Unincorporated – Acton	2055	25781
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce	1012	24339
Unincorporated – Altadena	12010	27533
Unincorporated – Anaverde	426	28249
Unincorporated – Angeles National Forest	94	7550
Unincorporated – Arcadia	2312	28969
Unincorporated – Athens-Westmont	2856	58321
Unincorporated – Athens Village	17891	42154
Unincorporated – Avocado Heights	2760	40738
Unincorporated – Azusa	6449	40501
Unincorporated – Bassett	6299	42512
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon	210	19571
Unincorporated – Bradbury	137	126852
Unincorporated – Canyon Country	3838	49664
Unincorporated – Castaic*	9881	36339
Unincorporated – Cerritos	193	32879
Unincorporated – Charter Oak	10	50000
Unincorporated – Claremont	160	22792
Unincorporated – Covina	6365	37844
Unincorporated – Covina (Charter Oak)	5134	39060
Unincorporated – Del Aire	1242	28272
Unincorporated – Del Rey	150	47170
Unincorporated – Del Sur	713	29524
Unincorporated – Desert View Highlands	977	39190
Unincorporated – Duarte	2048	46251
Unincorporated – East Covina	92	27964
Unincorporated – East La Mirada	1674	31633
Unincorporated – East Lancaster	44	38596
Unincorporated – East Los Angeles	59366	47391
Unincorporated – East Pasadena	434	6778
Unincorporated – East Rancho Dominguez	6445	42102
Unincorporated – East Whittier	1459	27497
Unincorporated – El Camino Village	2803	31885
Unincorporated – El Monte	1	690
Unincorporated – Elizabeth Lake	292	17580
Unincorporated – Florence-Firestone	30746	47517
Unincorporated – Franklin Canyon	2	16667
Unincorporated – Glendora	202	30606
Unincorporated – Hacienda Heights	16833	30099
Unincorporated – Harbor Gateway	4	400000
Unincorporated – Hawthorne	772	30708
Unincorporated – Hi Vista	175	15938
Unincorporated – Kagel/Lopez Canyons	325	23017
Unincorporated – La Crescenta-Montrose	4569	23075
Unincorporated – La Habra Heights	21	3107
Unincorporated – La Rambla	965	46506
Unincorporated – La Verne*	668	32745
Unincorporated – Ladera Heights	2146	30349
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes	207	30988
Unincorporated – Lake Los Angeles	4128	31769
Unincorporated – Lake Manor	477	29032
Unincorporated – Lakewood	28	24561
Unincorporated – Lennox	7779	34509
Unincorporated – Leona Valley	316	18047
Unincorporated – Littlerock	1438	35762
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Juniper Hills	366	28219
Unincorporated – Littlerock/Pearblossom	1341	37574
Unincorporated – Llano	110	12543
Unincorporated – Marina del Rey	2797	29721
Unincorporated – Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated – Monrovia	1150	29632
Unincorporated – Newhall	107	48636
Unincorporated – North Lancaster	516	43072
Unincorporated – North Whittier	3204	38325
Unincorporated – Northeast San Gabriel	5423	22562
Unincorporated – Padua Hills	38	17674
Unincorporated – Palmdale	271	32185
Unincorporated – Palos Verdes Peninsula	131	21095
Unincorporated – Pearblossom/Llano	438	22393
Unincorporated – Pellissier Village	382	61712
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon	24	5217
Unincorporated – Pomona	128	6605
Unincorporated – Quartz Hill	3961	30691
Unincorporated – Rancho Dominguez	1235	46411
Unincorporated – Roosevelt	285	30612
Unincorporated – Rosewood	521	40513
Unincorporated – Rosewood/East Gardena	558	46773
Unincorporated – Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1379	41029
Unincorporated – Rowland Heights	12686	24864
Unincorporated – San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	44	5128
Unincorporated – San Jose Hills	8050	39810
Unincorporated – San Pasqual	91	4472
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon	63	20455
Unincorporated – Santa Catalina Island	597	223596
Unincorporated – Santa Monica Mountains*	4011	21540
Unincorporated – Saugus	353	227742
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country	149	41854
Unincorporated – South Antelope Valley	123	27033
Unincorporated – South El Monte	769	42841
Unincorporated – South San Gabriel	3273	36991
Unincorporated – South Whittier	21954	37071
Unincorporated – Southeast Antelope Valley	257	32907
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch	6125	29214
Unincorporated – Sun Village	2173	36001
Unincorporated – Sunrise Village	601	46373
Unincorporated – Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	448	27021
Unincorporated – Val Verde	1238	37413
Unincorporated – Valencia	958	31185
Unincorporated – Valinda	9796	41915
Unincorporated – View Park/Windsor Hills	3715	31930
Unincorporated – Walnut Park	7534	46670
Unincorporated – West Antelope Valley	194	12839
Unincorporated – West Carson	8544	38685
Unincorporated – West Chatsworth	5	41667
Unincorporated – West LA	914	96008
Unincorporated – West Puente Valley	4315	43874
Unincorporated – West Rancho Dominguez	507	37307
Unincorporated – West Whittier/Los Nietos	10919	40553
Unincorporated – Westfield/Academy Hills	262	20154
Unincorporated – Westhills	208	24791
Unincorporated – White Fence Farms	945	25658
Unincorporated – Whittier	1018	26903
Unincorporated – Whittier Narrows	77	641667
Unincorporated – Willowbrook	16987	48655
Unincorporated – Wiseburn	1941	32205
– Under Investigation	72760
* –Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community
Data are subject to change based on further investigation