With Booster Eligibility Expanding to 16-17 Year Olds, Los Angeles County Highlights Low Infection Rate of Booster Recipients - 16 New Deaths and 1,924 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

COVID-19 vaccine providers in Los Angeles County are now administering Pfizer booster doses to children 16 and 17 years old after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle P. Walensky affirmed the recommendation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to expand the booster eligibility.

Public Health continues to track the emergence of the Omicron variant and is taking steps to address the potential threats that may be posed by the variant, with a focus on protecting those who live in areas where there are higher numbers of cases, hospitalizations, and death rates.

Since vaccine effectiveness wanes over time, Public Health is encouraging residents to get boosted as soon as they are eligible, especially as we prepare for the winter and the potential circulation of Omicron.

According to early data from around the world, people who have received booster doses have better protection from Omicron infection than those who have received only a primary vaccine series. Additionally, we have seen strong evidence from L.A. County showing boosters are an effective way to protect yourself: Between November 23rd and 29th, people who had received both a primary vaccine series and a booster had six-fold more protection from infection than did people who had received the primary vaccine series alone (seven-day cumulative rates: 7 cases/100,000 vs. 43 cases/100,000). Unsurprisingly, unvaccinated people were at the highest risk over the same period of time, with a seven-day cumulative infection rate of 165 cases/100,000.

During times of high Covid transmission, differences in outcomes between more and less vulnerable groups have historically widened, with vulnerable populations experiencing more severe outcomes as transmission rises. In response, the Community Health Workers Initiative aims to narrow these gaps by reaching out to residents and business in high-need communities to provide them with critical information about COVID-19 vaccinations. Community health workers also provide residents with culturally relevant education on steps they can take to slow the spread of the virus, which include getting vaccinated or boosted, getting tested, and adhering to masking requirements.

These trusted community-based messengers provide culturally respectful information about COVID-19, and vaccinations, answer questions and connect residents to resources. To accomplish this, they often share first-person stories about overcoming vaccination hesitation and local data and information on COVID cases and vaccination rates.

To date, the Community Health Worker program has reached more than 2 million residents throughout the county. Between May 1^st and November 14^th, 2021, community health workers completed a total of 315,769 outreach activities, and facilitated over 7,538 vaccination appointments for residents across the county.

Additionally, between September 28^th and November 13^th, the program conducted outreach in 26 different block groups across Pomona in partnership with Fulgent. Outreach to those 26 blocks included visits to 5,333 homes, reaching 1,445 residents. Of these, 962 indicated they were fully vaccinated. Overall,128 vaccines and 45 COVID-19 tests were administered through this outreach effort.

“Increasing trust in vaccination among people who have not yet been vaccinated requires sensitivity to the information needs of people who have often lacked good reasons to trust public health and medical providers,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Community health workers often represent credible messengers in neighborhoods and among populations with historically low access to health-affirming resources: nearly one in 10 community members reached through these initiatives over 6 weeks this fall accepted vaccination, and thousands more were provided with educational materials and resources in encounters that we hope will help build faith in public health efforts.”

Today, Public Health confirmed 16 additional deaths and 1,924 new cases of COVID-19. Of the 16 new deaths reported today, six were between the ages of 50 and 64, seven were between the ages of 65-79 and three were over the age of 80 years old. Of the 16 newly reported deaths, all had underlying conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 27,304.

Public Health has identified a total 1,543,784 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County.

There are 667 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 9,565,329 individuals, with 15% of people testing positive. Today’s test positivity rate is 1.2%.

Public Health would like to remind residents that getting vaccinated or boosted remains critical as holiday traveling and gatherings begin.

Additionally, all residents across LA County should continue:

Getting tested to help reduce the spread, especially if you traveled for the holidays, have had a possible exposure or have symptoms
Adhering to masking requirements when indoors or at large outdoor mega events, regardless of vaccination status

Residents are also reminded that they are legally required to be isolated if they have a positive COVID test result and that vaccinated close contacts with symptoms and unvaccinated close contacts need to be quarantined.

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective and are recommended for everyone 5 years old and older to help protect against COVID-19. Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status. Appointments are not needed at all Public Health vaccination sites and many community sites where first, second, and third doses are available.

To find a vaccination site near you, or to make an appointment, please visit:

www.VaccinateLACounty.com (English) or www.VacunateLosAngeles.com (Spanish).

If you need assistance you can also call 1-833-540-0473 for help:

Finding an appointment
Connect to free transportation to and from a vaccination site, or
Schedule a home-visit if you are homebound.

For more information regarding COVID-19 in LA County you can also visit the Public Health website at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov here you will find information on:

COVID-19 sector protocols & best practices,
COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboards, and
COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive and, Recovery Dashboards

Please see additional information below:

Cases through 6:00pm 12/9/2021
	Total Cases	NEW
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	1543784	1924
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)*	1462038	1817
-- Long Beach	67717	87
-- Pasadena	14029	20
Deaths	27304	16
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	25877	16
-- Long Beach	1059	0
-- Pasadena	368	0
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	38986
- 5 to 11	85698
- 12 to 17	93857
- 18 to 29	344337
- 30 to 49	485145
- 50 to 64	268163
- 65 to 79	106869
- over 80	38094
- Under Investigation	889
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	735719
- Male	691260
- Other	775
- Under Investigation	34284
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	2519
- Asian	70555
- Black	71356
- Hispanic/Latino	748709
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	5373
- White	186004
- Other	124094
- Under Investigation	253428
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	109332
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	59
- Asian	3356
- Black	2303
- Hispanic/Latino	13710
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	94
- White	6130
- Other	196
- Under Investigation	29
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	1576	7547
City of Alhambra	8578	9891
City of Arcadia	3593	6221
City of Artesia	2504	14909
City of Avalon	35	905
City of Azusa	7742	15472
City of Baldwin Park	15011	19553
City of Bell	7797	21460
City of Bell Gardens	9236	21444
City of Bellflower	13458	17313
City of Beverly Hills	3837	11115
City of Bradbury	42	3929
City of Burbank	11860	11065
City of Calabasas	1904	7828
City of Carson	12629	13457
City of Cerritos	3995	7979
City of Claremont	3063	8395
City of Commerce*	2773	21218
City of Compton	20185	20204
City of Covina	8101	16522
City of Cudahy	5509	22627
City of Culver City	3129	7849
City of Diamond Bar	4203	7308
City of Downey	21247	18595
City of Duarte	2866	13018
City of El Monte	19581	16698
City of El Segundo	1171	6976
City of Gardena	8226	13417
City of Glendale	26054	12617
City of Glendora	6308	11955
City of Hawaiian Gardens	2645	18023
City of Hawthorne	13071	14722
City of Hermosa Beach	1677	8526
City of Hidden Hills	146	7725
City of Huntington Park	12738	21414
City of Industry	198	45309
City of Inglewood	17318	15247
City of Irwindale	316	21659
City of La Canada Flintridge	1193	5765
City of La Habra Heights	131	2401
City of La Mirada	5648	11387
City of La Puente	7714	18955
City of La Verne	3813	11457
City of Lakewood	9903	12323
City of Lancaster*	30625	18955
City of Lawndale	4436	13197
City of Lomita	2051	9894
City of Lynwood*	15407	21385
City of Malibu	748	5771
City of Manhattan Beach	2256	6267
City of Maywood	5933	21152
City of Monrovia	4216	10866
City of Montebello	11885	18462
City of Monterey Park	5789	9298
City of Norwalk	19131	17776
City of Palmdale	31596	19876
City of Palos Verdes Estates	725	5362
City of Paramount	11710	20902
City of Pico Rivera	12988	20204
City of Pomona	30514	19569
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	2275	5322
City of Redondo Beach	4445	6470
City of Rolling Hills	93	4794
City of Rolling Hills Estates	463	5707
City of Rosemead	5774	10432
City of San Dimas*	4190	12139
City of San Fernando	6182	25118
City of San Gabriel	3852	9406
City of San Marino	507	3819
City of Santa Clarita	29153	13226
City of Santa Fe Springs	3496	19037
City of Santa Monica	7242	7834
City of Sierra Madre	701	6379
City of Signal Hill	1528	12952
City of South El Monte	3929	18813
City of South Gate	21889	22300
City of South Pasadena	1809	6944
City of Temple City	2885	7914
City of Torrance	10352	6935
City of Vernon	143	68421
City of Walnut	2241	7340
City of West Covina	15870	14663
City of West Hollywood	3861	10449
City of Westlake Village	162	1938
City of Whittier	13638	15598
Los Angeles	627306	15510
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	1412	17215
Los Angeles - Alsace	1910	15348
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	5	12500
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	360	14388
Los Angeles - Arleta	8079	23506
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	1809	12335
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	3734	11997
Los Angeles - Bel Air	632	7498
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	975	7784
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	1397	10605
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	19705	22680
Los Angeles - Brentwood	2301	7433
Los Angeles - Brookside	51	8778
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	905	12709
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	11359	17398
Los Angeles - Carthay	1390	9678
Los Angeles - Central	8550	21928
Los Angeles - Century City	905	7075
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	7474	22135
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	4883	13176
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	692	7546
Los Angeles - Chinatown	976	12168
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	2012	13825
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	1909	12598
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	1925	13920
Los Angeles - Crestview	1411	12412
Los Angeles - Del Rey	2841	9490
Los Angeles - Downtown*	5647	20529
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	4576	11559
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	3907	13340
Los Angeles - Echo Park	1741	12212
Los Angeles - El Sereno	7362	17609
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	683	11957
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	1526	15003
Los Angeles - Encino	4839	10712
Los Angeles - Exposition	466	14011
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	7534	16773
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	390	10833
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	1662	19057
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	10814	22793
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	4200	13289
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	1800	16722
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	8501	14609
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	4644	21595
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	1515	8891
Los Angeles - Harbor City	3382	11634
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	6215	14255
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	231	9589
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	2937	16285
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	8578	22612
Los Angeles - Highland Park	6896	14251
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	2405	17340
Los Angeles - Hollywood	8069	11822
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	2506	8514
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	4851	16997
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	1395	17280
Los Angeles - Koreatown	6513	12599
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	643	14104
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	6770	16040
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	2724	20742
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	2145	14079
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	5923	18170
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	1378	17171
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	3335	11767
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	534	17044
Los Angeles - Longwood	705	16380
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	1651	7641
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	1291	15124
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	219	7010
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	3117	7339
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	261	5986
Los Angeles - Melrose	10519	13539
Los Angeles - Mid-city	1592	10592
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	1543	8579
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	5267	21833
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	3396	14065
Los Angeles - North Hills	11116	18053
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	26088	17229
Los Angeles - Northridge	9764	13989
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	1251	5876
Los Angeles - Pacoima	19665	25546
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	224	5824
Los Angeles - Palms	3625	8262
Los Angeles - Panorama City	15616	20752
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	951	7003
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	7998	19115
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	198	6195
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	940	8587
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	3509	9860
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	558	8506
Los Angeles - Regent Square	339	12194
Los Angeles - Reseda	14067	18360
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	842	18162
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	357	8444
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	9835	12603
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	531	11954
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	8775	10057
Los Angeles - Silverlake	4431	10051
Los Angeles - South Carthay	1053	9939
Los Angeles - South Park	8527	22463
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	798	17408
Los Angeles - Studio City	2125	9470
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	11194	21329
Los Angeles - Sunland	2905	14235
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	56	8655
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	19301	23424
Los Angeles - Tarzana	4406	14270
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	6062	15354
Los Angeles - Thai Town	1173	11958
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	808	9283
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	198	15161
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	168	9042
Los Angeles - Tujunga	3798	13657
Los Angeles - University Hills	343	10003
Los Angeles - University Park	4397	16015
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	4861	16195
Los Angeles - Valley Village	2995	12116
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	17373	18642
Los Angeles - Venice	2967	8756
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	3489	20285
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	1780	23247
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	9044	21959
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	12560	24155
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	1221	14537
Los Angeles - View Heights	314	8500
Los Angeles - Watts	9008	21109
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	713	14507
Los Angeles - West Adams	4768	17257
Los Angeles - West Hills	4265	10519
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	3501	9302
Los Angeles - West Vernon	11821	22036
Los Angeles - Westchester	3846	7453
Los Angeles - Westlake	9012	15183
Los Angeles - Westwood	4014	7418
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	9247	25594
Los Angeles - Wilmington	10234	18117
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	6728	13410
Los Angeles - Winnetka	8309	16045
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	7344	10791
Unincorporated - Acton	843	10576
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	444	10678
Unincorporated - Altadena	4295	9846
Unincorporated - Anaverde	192	12732
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	43	3454
Unincorporated - Arcadia	768	9623
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	7931	18687
Unincorporated - Athens Village	1222	24954
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	1303	19232
Unincorporated - Azusa	2862	17974
Unincorporated - Bassett	2976	20085
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	83	7735
Unincorporated - Bradbury	52	48148
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	1249	16162
Unincorporated - Castaic*	4670	17175
Unincorporated - Cerritos	80	13629
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	0	0
Unincorporated - Claremont	56	7977
Unincorporated - Covina	2862	17016
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	1929	14676
Unincorporated - Del Aire	418	9515
Unincorporated - Del Rey	41	12893
Unincorporated - Del Sur	283	11718
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	460	18452
Unincorporated - Duarte	966	21816
Unincorporated - East Covina	47	14286
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	677	12793
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	19	16667
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	28432	22697
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	248	3873
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	3228	21087
Unincorporated - East Whittier	623	11741
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	1024	11648
Unincorporated - El Monte	24	16552
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	128	7706
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	15471	23910
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	89	13485
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	6286	11240
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	0	0
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	360	14320
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	77	7013
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	324	22946
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	1535	7752
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	16	2367
Unincorporated - La Rambla	340	16386
Unincorporated - La Verne*	224	10980
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	602	8514
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	77	11527
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	2025	15584
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	191	11625
Unincorporated - Lakewood	0	0
Unincorporated - Lennox	4047	17953
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	178	10166
Unincorporated - Littlerock	693	17235
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	175	13493
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	646	18100
Unincorporated - Llano	62	7070
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	762	8097
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	468	12059
Unincorporated - Newhall	70	31818
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	217	18114
Unincorporated - North Whittier	1336	15981
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	1980	8238
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	14	6512
Unincorporated - Palmdale	142	16865
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	33	5314
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	194	9918
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	198	31987
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	5	1087
Unincorporated - Pomona	81	4180
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	1857	14389
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	489	18377
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	114	12245
Unincorporated - Rosewood	204	15863
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	201	16848
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	629	18715
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	4388	8600
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	23	2681
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	4001	19786
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	44	2162
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	24	7792
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	258	96629
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	1133	6085
Unincorporated - Saugus	182	117419
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	55	15449
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	50	10989
Unincorporated - South El Monte	402	22396
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	1123	12692
Unincorporated - South Whittier	10016	16913
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	111	14213
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	1910	9110
Unincorporated - Sun Village	1127	18671
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	217	16744
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	146	8806
Unincorporated - Val Verde	456	13781
Unincorporated - Valencia	317	10319
Unincorporated - Valinda	4444	19015
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	1063	9136
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	3473	21514
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	76	5030
Unincorporated - West Carson	2869	12990
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	215	22584
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	2011	20447
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	237	17439
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	5036	18704
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	68	5231
Unincorporated - Westhills	71	8462
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	428	11621
Unincorporated - Whittier	384	10148
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	55	458333
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	8205	23501
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	668	11083
- Under Investigation	18637

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