L.A. County janitors, public transit workers now eligible for vaccine.

The County continues to expand mobile vaccination services to better meet the needs of those in underserved communities. This coming week, County mobile teams will go out to 79 senior housing and senior services locations to provide vaccinations, approximately double the number of sites reached this week.

Custodians and janitors, public transit workers, and airport ground crew workers are all now eligible to be vaccinated. Emergency service workers including social workers who handle cases of violence, abuse or neglect and foster parents providing emergency housing for young people, are also eligible to be vaccinated.

In addition to the residents and workers already eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, next week, on Monday, March 15, vaccine eligibility will open up to residents between the ages 16 through 64 who have underlying health conditions or disabilities that put them at the highest risk of becoming very sick from COVID-19. Providers and healthcare facilities are working to use their health record systems to identify patients who have these conditions and reach out to them so they can be vaccinated.

While the County is pleased to get started in vaccinating these high-risk groups, vaccine remains in very limited supply. For information about vaccine appointments in L.A. County and when your turn is coming up, to sign up for a vaccination newsletter, and much more, visit: www.VaccinateLACounty.com(English) and www.VacunateLosAngeles.com(Spanish). Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

Starting March 15, vaccine eligibility will open up to those deemed “higher risk” ages 16 to 64 with severe health conditions including cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic pulmonary disease, Down syndrome, pregnancy, heart conditions, Sickle cell disease, solid organ transplant, severe obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

To check vaccine eligibility, or to make an appointment, visit myturn.ca.gov.