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Jackie Fortiér
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Former Senior Health Reporter
Stories by Jackie Fortiér
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L.A. passed an ordinance in August requiring all of the city’s 53,000 employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Tuesday, but thousands remain unvaccinated.
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About 30% of city workers haven’t gotten a shot.
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Student cases are down 45% from last week.
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There are still large gaps, but health officials are hopeful more teens will get the shots.
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Keep proof of your COVID-19 vaccination handy and be prepared to show it at restaurants and bars — as well as stores, movie theaters and museums.
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The city's guidelines go into effect in November; the county's vaccine requirement to enter bars, breweries and nightclubs starts Oct. 7.
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Oct.1 was the vaccination deadline, but thousands of L.A. County employees remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus.
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County public health director Barbara Ferrer says more than 90% of her department's workers are fully vaccinated.
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The order impacts people who work in adult and senior care facilities, hospice workers and in-home direct care services providers, among other health care workers.
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Los Angeles County health officials have added in-home care workers to the list of people in high-risk health jobs who must get the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of September.
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Just 60% of city workers responded by the deadline.
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Cases and hospitalizations are down, health officials credit early indoor mask rules.
