Los Angeles County residents will not see vaccine mandates for indoor public spaces for now, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors signaled Aug. 31. “I wasn’t convinced that I was ready to pull the trigger on proof of vaccination,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said during the city council meeting. On Aug. 10, the Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Hahn to investigate the possibility of a vaccine requirement for indoor public spaces in the county – including as restaurants, retail stores, entertainment venues and other public spaces. Last month, the board approved a plan to require all county employees to be fully vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer’s COVID-19 update at the Aug. 31 meeting reported a 7-day daily average case rate of 21.1 and 1,687 currently hospitalized in Los Angeles County. More than 95 percent of people with deathly cases of COVID-19 right now are unvaccinated, Ferrer said. Ferrer’s …
Los Angeles County to Hold Off On Vaccine Mandates for Indoor Public Spaces
September 1, 2021
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