64% of Los Angeles County Residents Plan to Get Updated COVID-19 Vaccine, New Survey Finds

A majority of Los Angeles County residents say they plan to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, according to new survey results. The new updated COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and effective tool for reducing the risks for severe illness, hospitalization, and cancellation of plans during the holiday season.

In a study led by the University of Southern California (USC) Pandemic Research Center, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), participants were asked whether they are planning to get the 2023-2024 updated COVID-19 vaccine. The survey was sent to members of the Pandemic Surveillance Cohort, a representative sample of Los Angeles County residents. Of the 1,046 responding, 64 percent said, “yes” indicating they plan to get the updated vaccine, and an additional 17 percent of the people who are still considering the vaccine responded, “not sure.”

Since the new updated COVID-19 vaccine was made available mid-September, more than 330,000 updated COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Los Angeles County. Among those 65 and older, an estimated 10 percent of people have already received the updated vaccine. And while this is positive news, knowing that individuals in this age group have a higher risk of severe illness and death from a COVID-19 infection, there are many more seniors who would benefit from the updated protection.

At least one dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months and older. The new vaccine is formulated to protect against Omicron XBB strains, which are the dominant strains circulating now. It also boosts immunity against the virus, which wanes over time.

To make an appointment to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and for drop-in locations throughout the county, visit myturn.ca.gov. Residents can search by ZIP code; results will include Public Health Clinics and pop-up vaccine events, as well as local pharmacies. The website also will note if sites offer free vaccines for people who are uninsured or underinsured. Most locations also offer the annual flu vaccine, which can be given at the same time.

This same USC survey also asked respondents about their intention to get the updated annual influenza vaccine: 69 percent of people in Los Angeles County plan to get the flu shot and about 9 percent of people are still deciding. Nationally, hospitalization rates for influenza during the 2022-2023 flu season were highest for people 65 and older, at 187 per 100,000 people, followed by children 0-4 years, at a rate of 81 per 100,000 people.

Over the past four weeks of data, Public Health is reporting a decline across indicators of COVID-19 transmission, including reported cases, wastewater concentrations of SARS-COV-2 virus, COVID-19 positive hospitalizations, and COVID-19 deaths. Historically, respiratory virus transmission is lower in October, before transmission begins to rise leading to a peak during winter months.

Now is a good time to prepare for the coming months and update your protections against COVID-19 and flu. Both the updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines are essential tools to help limit severe illness from respiratory viruses, especially for people at highest risk, including those with underlying health conditions and people over 65 years old. People over 65 should also speak to their provider about the newly approved respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.

“Given how much sadness and grief so many families in Los Angeles County already experienced, I am grateful that many people recognize that vaccines remain a powerful tool for reducing risks associated with COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.Ed., Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “We have a good supply of COVID-19 and flu vaccines in Los Angeles County and there are options for everyone six months and older. Anyone with questions about getting updated vaccines should call their health care provider or the Public Health Call Center. I hope that if many people take advantage of the updated vaccines, LA County can avoid a big surge in respiratory virus cases this winter that strains our health care system and leads to more deaths.”

The Public Health Call Center remains open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to answer COVID-19-related questions, including how to get vaccinated, at 1-833-540-0473. In addition to helping to schedule a vaccine appointment, Public Health staff also can connect callers with resources, such as how to get vaccinated at home.

In Los Angeles County, based on data through Sept. 30, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Admission Level is Low at 4.6 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people, lower than 5.2 reported the week before.

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	10/18/2023	10/11/2023	10/04/2023	9/27/2023
Daily average cases	217	242	303	382
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentration as a percentage of the Winter 2022-2023 peak concentration value	14%	27%	19%	30%
Daily average of the percent of Emergency Department (ED) encounters classified as coronavirus-related	2.6%	2.9%	3.3%	3.9%
Daily average number of COVID-positive hospitalizations	369	422	467	544
Daily average deaths	3.3	4.7	5.0	3.9
Percent of all deaths due to COVID-19	2.2%	3.3%	2.3%	3.3%

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 http://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:

http://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

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Spanish:

https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-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 10/16/2023
	Total Cases
Laboratory Confirmed Cases (includes LB and Pas through 6/27/23; excludes LB and Pas after 6/27/23)	3,811,975
Deaths (includes LB and Pas)	36,836
Cases by Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- 0 to 4	115,452
- 5 to 11	284,814
- 12 to 17	279,685
- 18 to 29	767,780
- 30 to 49	1,152,621
- 50 to 64	628,605
- 65 to 79	276,192
- over 80	99,224
- Under Investigation	2,609
Cases by Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Female	1,864,832
- Male	1,650,761
- Other	1,890
- Under Investigation	89,499
Cases by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	6,844
- Asian	269,899
- Black	191,890
- Hispanic/Latino	1,534,654
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	18,024
- White	503,828
- Other	416,645
- Under Investigation	665,198
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- Hospitalized (Ever)	187,320
Deaths by Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)
- American Indian/Alaska Native	81
- Asian	4,592
- Black	3,280
- Hispanic/Latino	16,979
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	114
- White	9,336
- Other	466
- Under Investigation	99
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	6,477	31,016
City of Alhambra	26,058	30,047
City of Arcadia	14,043	24,315
City of Artesia	6,174	36,761
City of Avalon	297	7,676
City of Azusa	17,788	35,548
City of Baldwin Park	30,148	39,271
City of Bell	17,209	47,366
City of Bell Gardens	17,382	40,357
City of Bellflower	31,358	40,340
City of Beverly Hills	11,838	34,293
City of Bradbury	71	6,642
City of Burbank	33,546	31,299
City of Calabasas	6,029	24,787
City of Carson	35,779	38,125
City of Cerritos	13,745	27,453
City of Claremont	10,588	29,021
City of Commerce*	5,940	45,451
City of Compton	41,018	41,057
City of Covina	20,672	42,160
City of Cudahy	12,333	50,655
City of Culver City	12,291	30,832
City of Diamond Bar	13,974	24,296
City of Downey	47,520	41,588
City of Duarte	7,629	34,652
City of El Monte	43,482	37,079
City of El Segundo	4,193	24,979
City of Gardena	22,436	36,594
City of Glendale	61,494	29,780
City of Glendora	15,451	29,283
City of Hawaiian Gardens	5,101	34,757
City of Hawthorne	30,296	34,122
City of Hermosa Beach	4,850	24,657
City of Hidden Hills	394	20,847
City of Huntington Park	26,632	44,772
City of Industry	1,052	240,732
City of Inglewood	39,595	34,860
City of Irwindale	902	61,823
City of La Canada Flintridge	4,676	22,597
City of La Habra Heights	215	3,941
City of La Mirada	14,554	29,343
City of La Puente	16,202	39,811
City of La Verne	9,420	28,304
City of Lakewood	27,707	34,478
City of Lancaster*	65,372	40,460
City of Lawndale	10,815	32,174
City of Lomita	6,255	30,175
City of Lynwood*	31,816	44,160
City of Malibu	2,951	22,768
City of Manhattan Beach	7,634	21,206
City of Maywood	12,970	46,241
City of Monrovia	12,086	31,149
City of Montebello	25,878	40,199
City of Monterey Park	17,904	28,756
City of Norwalk	43,759	40,660
City of Palmdale	67,979	42,763
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2,344	17,335
City of Paramount	23,055	41,153
City of Pico Rivera	28,507	44,345
City of Pomona	66,684	42,765
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	8,069	18,876
City of Redondo Beach	16,069	23,391
City of Rolling Hills	305	15,722
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1,606	19,795
City of Rosemead	15,537	28,070
City of San Dimas*	11,304	32,750
City of San Fernando	12,964	52,673
City of San Gabriel	11,758	28,710
City of San Marino	2,494	18,784
City of Santa Clarita	75,292	34,158
City of Santa Fe Springs	8,003	43,580
City of Santa Monica	27,290	29,520
City of Sierra Madre	2,492	22,677
City of Signal Hill	4,193	35,543
City of South El Monte	8,557	40,972
City of South Gate	47,784	48,682
City of South Pasadena	6,487	24,899
City of Temple City	10,973	30,100
City of Torrance	35,454	23,752
City of Vernon	361	172,727
City of Walnut	7,730	25,318
City of West Covina	40,306	37,239
City of West Hollywood	11,518	31,171
City of Westlake Village	459	5,490
City of Whittier	31,803	36,375
Los Angeles	1,556,632	38,487
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3,257	39,710
Los Angeles - Alsace	4,623	37,147
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	-	-
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	854	34,133
Los Angeles - Arleta	17,151	49,901
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	5,184	35,347
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	10,512	33,773
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2,521	29,909
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3,417	27,281
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	4,311	32,726
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	41,016	47,208
Los Angeles - Brentwood	8,634	27,892
Los Angeles - Brookside	158	27,194
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2,339	32,847
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	25,825	39,555
Los Angeles - Carthay	4,527	31,518
Los Angeles - Central	17,198	44,106
Los Angeles - Century City	3,868	30,238
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	16,589	49,129
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	13,253	35,760
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2,622	28,590
Los Angeles - Chinatown	3,012	37,551
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	5,432	37,326
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4,990	32,931
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	5,479	39,620
Los Angeles - Crestview	4,068	35,785
Los Angeles - Del Rey	8,678	28,989
Los Angeles - Downtown*	16,456	59,825
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	14,097	35,608
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	9,749	33,288
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4,576	32,099
Los Angeles - El Sereno	17,197	41,133
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1,869	32,721
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3,631	35,700
Los Angeles - Encino	15,604	34,544
Los Angeles - Exposition	1,318	39,627
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	18,514	41,218
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1,295	35,972
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3,864	44,307
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	23,181	48,859
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	11,207	35,461
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	4,282	39,781
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	22,075	37,935
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	10,253	47,677
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4,845	28,435
Los Angeles - Harbor City	9,640	33,161
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	16,046	36,803
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	658	27,314
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	6,246	34,633
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	18,342	48,351
Los Angeles - Highland Park	17,525	36,215
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5,594	40,332
Los Angeles - Hollywood	22,125	32,416
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7,842	26,643
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	12,230	42,851
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	3,213	39,799
Los Angeles - Koreatown	16,492	31,904
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1,627	35,688
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	16,619	39,376
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	6,246	47,560
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5,917	38,838
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	13,029	39,970
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	3,100	38,629
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8,797	31,038
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1,535	48,995
Los Angeles - Longwood	1,837	42,681
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	6,557	30,345
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	3,333	39,046
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	933	29,866
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	11,302	26,611
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	992	22,752
Los Angeles - Melrose	26,767	34,451
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4,600	30,605
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	5,060	28,135
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	12,169	50,444
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	8,379	34,703
Los Angeles - North Hills	25,862	42,001
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	60,191	39,751
Los Angeles - Northridge	26,217	37,562
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	5,179	24,325
Los Angeles - Pacoima	39,407	51,192
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	953	24,779
Los Angeles - Palms	12,433	28,336
Los Angeles - Panorama City	34,112	45,332
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	3,324	24,477
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	16,630	39,745
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	624	19,524
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3,544	32,374
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	10,863	30,524
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2,312	35,244
Los Angeles - Regent Square	899	32,338
Los Angeles - Reseda	32,847	42,872
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1,838	39,646
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1,206	28,524
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	26,867	34,428
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1,344	30,257
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	28,426	32,578
Los Angeles - Silverlake	13,553	30,744
Los Angeles - South Carthay	3,383	31,930
Los Angeles - South Park	17,087	45,012
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1,902	41,492
Los Angeles - Studio City	7,217	32,161
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	23,626	45,016
Los Angeles - Sunland	7,066	34,624
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	212	32,767
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	42,975	52,155
Los Angeles - Tarzana	10,816	35,030
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	13,716	34,740
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2,865	29,208
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2,623	30,136
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	538	41,194
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	496	26,695
Los Angeles - Tujunga	9,180	33,010
Los Angeles - University Hills	947	27,617
Los Angeles - University Park	11,756	42,818
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	11,437	38,103
Los Angeles - Valley Village	8,758	35,429
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	38,397	41,201
Los Angeles - Venice	9,349	27,590
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7,661	44,541
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3,814	49,811
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	19,040	46,229
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	24,996	48,071
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2,869	34,159
Los Angeles - View Heights	1,150	31,132
Los Angeles - Watts	20,021	46,916
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1,879	38,230
Los Angeles - West Adams	11,158	40,384
Los Angeles - West Hills	13,297	32,796
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	12,014	31,922
Los Angeles - West Vernon	25,118	46,824
Los Angeles - Westchester	14,285	27,682
Los Angeles - Westlake	21,283	35,857
Los Angeles - Westwood	17,153	31,701
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	22,710	62,858
Los Angeles - Wilmington	24,124	42,707
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	17,410	34,702
Los Angeles - Winnetka	20,402	39,397
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	21,237	31,206
Unincorporated - Acton	2,070	25,969
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	1,019	24,507
Unincorporated - Altadena	12,080	27,694
Unincorporated - Anaverde	427	28,316
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	94	7,550
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2,326	29,144
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	2,867	58,546
Unincorporated - Athens Village	17,967	42,333
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2,772	40,915
Unincorporated - Azusa	6,465	40,602
Unincorporated - Bassett	6,324	42,681
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	212	19,758
Unincorporated - Bradbury	137	126,852
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3,865	50,013
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9,957	36,619
Unincorporated - Cerritos	193	32,879
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	10	50,000
Unincorporated - Claremont	160	22,792
Unincorporated - Covina	6,396	38,028
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	5,148	39,166
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1,252	28,500
Unincorporated - Del Rey	150	47,170
Unincorporated - Del Sur	714	29,565
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	982	39,390
Unincorporated - Duarte	2,054	46,387
Unincorporated - East Covina	92	27,964
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1,674	31,633
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	45	39,474
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	59,499	47,497
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	436	6,809
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	6,456	42,174
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1,470	27,704
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2,824	32,124
Unincorporated - El Monte	1	690
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	293	17,640
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	30,818	47,628
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	2	16,667
Unincorporated - Glendora	202	30,606
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	16,885	30,192
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	4	400,000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	779	30,986
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	175	15,938
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	329	23,300
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4,594	23,201
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	21	3,107
Unincorporated - La Rambla	969	46,699
Unincorporated - La Verne*	671	32,892
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	2,160	30,547
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	208	31,138
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	4,144	31,892
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	479	29,154
Unincorporated - Lakewood	28	24,561
Unincorporated - Lennox	7,813	34,660
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	317	18,104
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1,443	35,887
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	368	28,373
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1,344	37,658
Unincorporated - Llano	111	12,657
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2,818	29,944
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	-	-
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1,153	29,709
Unincorporated - Newhall	108	49,091
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	516	43,072
Unincorporated - North Whittier	3,217	38,481
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5,452	22,683
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	38	17,674
Unincorporated - Palmdale	273	32,423
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	133	21,417
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	440	22,495
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	381	61,551
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	24	5,217
Unincorporated - Pomona	129	6,656
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3,977	30,815
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1,245	46,787
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	285	30,612
Unincorporated - Rosewood	524	40,747
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	562	47,108
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1,384	41,178
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