HOLLYWOOD, CA — Half of LA County residents 16 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as the county rushes to prepare for its June 15 reopening.
As of May 21, exactly 50% of the county’s residents 16 and older are fully vaccinated, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. 62.5% of eligible residents have received at least one dose, and a whopping 84.6% of residents 65 and older have received at least one dose. 72% of seniors are fully vaccinated.
In Hollywood, the rates are comparable: 54.8% of residents 16 and over – or 33,533 people – have received at least one dose as of May 21. For residents 65 and up, the percentage is 59.6%, or 4,917 people, which is lower than most senior rates.
Across Franklin Avenue, the rates are higher: in the Hollywood Hills, 67.8% (17,436) of eligible residents have received at least one dose, while 75.9% (3,320) of seniors have received at least one dose.
Despite the county’s landmark milestone, which Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer called “truly thrilling,” the nation’s most populous county still has five million unvaccinated people – more than the population of many entire states.
Early in the vaccine rollout, demand greatly exceeded supply, but now the reverse is true: as of Tuesday, the average number of doses administered statewide has dropped from a peak of roughly 400,000 per day to around 250,000, according to data compiled by the Los Angeles Times.
“It’s clear that we need more folks coming in for the first dose appointments in order to create the conditions that can sustain our full reopening,” Ferrer said Monday.
Vaccination rates vary by age, ethnicity, and zip code. 46% of county residents 16 to 64 have been vaccinated, including just 28% of 16 and 17-year-olds, according to the Los Angeles Times. Meanwhile, 72% of county residents 65 and older have been vaccinated, and 85% have received at least one dose.
Black and Latino individuals also lag well behind white and Asians in vaccination rates. 40.3 percent of Black people 16 and over have received at least one dose as of May 21, according to the LA County Department of Public Health: for Latinos, the percentage is 47.3. Meanwhile, 62 percent of whites and 70.5% of Asians have received at least one dose. In every group, the percentage of vaccinated individuals 65 and over is far higher.
Wealthier neighborhoods generally have higher rates: affluent communities on the Westside and along the coast average around 60 percent. In South LA, the average is closer to 45%, while San Fernando Valley communities average around 50. Some of the lowest rates are found in unincorporated communities in the desert, like unincorporated West Antelope Valley and unincorporated Palmdale, which hover around 25%.
The Department of Public Health has published the interactive map below that shows vaccination rates by neighborhoods and cities. Click here to scroll in for more detail.
Credit: Los Angeles Department of Public Health
To schedule an appointment, go to vaccines.gov, or LA County’s official vaccination website. You can also call the Department of Public Health’s Vaccine Call Center at 833-540-0473.
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