Los Angeles mayor says everyone in county should have access to vaccines in early summer

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday he expected the coronavirus vaccine to be available to anyone in the county by early summer.

Residents over 65, residents of nursing homes, healthcare workers and essential workers, and some school employees are currently eligible for the vaccine. Residents with certain underlying conditions will be eligible to receive the vaccine starting next week.

And while the shortages persist, Garcetti said Angelenos should “prepare for a time when we come out of this phase of not having enough vaccines. It is happening and it is coming soon.”

He said he believed the eligibility requirements would “drop quickly.”

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“In other words, in the coming weeks, probably no later than two months from now, anyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one,” he said at a coronavirus briefing.

“In the coming weeks, probably no later than two months, anyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one.”

– Eric Garcetti, major of Los Angeles

Still, the mayor urged “patience” to return to normal. “The transition to a normal life is going to take some time,” he warned. “It takes the same kind of patience that you’ve shown throughout the year. But it’s worth it.”

LA County remains in California’s most restrictive “purple level,” but if lowercase numbers are maintained, it is expected to fall into the less serious “red level” by next Wednesday, which would allow theaters to dining, indoor gyms and cinemas to reopen with limited capacity. according to state rules.

He noted that Alaska became the first state this week to offer the vaccine to anyone over 16.

“That’s our goal and it’s coming soon,” he said. “We will come back stronger.”

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Garcetti hailed the tentative deal between the Los Angeles School District and the Teachers Union to begin reopening schools next month and praised Congress for passing the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. dollars, which will give 1,400 checks to most people earning less than $ 75,000.

The county’s new daily case totals, below 700 on average, are at their lowest level since last April, according to KTLA-TV.

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The county received its largest dose of vaccine yet this week, but a shortage is expected due to the low supply of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the station reported.