COVID-19

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.

About 30% of city workers haven’t gotten a shot.

Student cases are down 45% from last week.

There are still large gaps, but health officials are hopeful more teens will get the shots.

The city's guidelines go into effect in November; the county's vaccine requirement to enter bars, breweries and nightclubs starts Oct. 7.

Oct.1 was the vaccination deadline, but thousands of L.A. County employees remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus.

County public health director Barbara Ferrer says more than 90% of her department's workers are fully vaccinated.

The deadline was supposed to be this Friday. But union reps are still hammering out a bunch of issues, including broader religious and medical exemptions.

A group called Firefighters 4 Freedom says the mandate violates their rights under the California constitution.

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.

Pretty much anywhere you can go out for a drink and mingle will have to start requiring proof of vaccination at the door. Large outdoor venues, including stadiums, will be allowed to accept a vaccine card or a negative COVID-19 test.

Just 60% of city workers responded by the deadline.