L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call

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L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team
Community Call
Friday, February 19, 2021
9:00-10:00am

General Resources:                  Department of Public Health:
www.childcareheroes.org             www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

Child Care for Essential Workers:
www.ccala.net                       Contact:
                                    ececovidresponse@lacoe.edu
Frequently Asked Questions:
https://bit.ly/responseteamFAQ
L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
COVID-19 Vaccination and Distribution Program:
Current Roll Out, Future Plans and Identifying Equity Gaps
      Vaccine Planning Preview for education sector

                   February 19, 2021

  Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
  Acute Communicable Disease Control Program
L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
Disclosures

There is no commercial support for today’s talk.

 Neither the speakers for today’s talk have disclosed
 any financial interests related to the content of the
                       meeting.

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L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
DISCLAIMER

• This is a rapidly evolving situation so the information being presented is current as of
  today (2/19/2021), so we highly recommend that if you have questions after today
  you utilize the resources that we will review at the end of this presentation.

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L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
Presentation Agenda

• LA County vaccine rollout and distribution updates
  – Future outlook and identifying equity gaps
• Vaccinating child care in LA County: Preview

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L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
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L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
LA County Vaccine Rollout and Distribution Updates
L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
•   Vaccine rollout is being done in a phased approach
                                      •   Currently, frontline healthcare workers, residents and staff at
                                          long-term care facilities, and those 65 and older are eligible
                                      •   Together, these groups total ~ 2 million persons now eligible for
                                          the vaccine, which highlights the challenges to meet the need

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/vaccine/allocation/#allocation                           8
L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out

We are fortunate to
have a broad network
of vaccine providers,
including hospitals,
Federally Qualified
Health Centers and
community clinics,
private healthcare
systems, pharmacies,
Points of Dispensing
sites, and strike teams
L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
Vaccinating Education Sector in LA County: Preview
• Licensed and license-exempt childcare service providers
• K-12 Teachers currently providing routine instruction either in-person or at home
• K-12 Essential education support staff to run K-12 schools
• Higher education Instructors, teachers and professors currently providing routine
  instruction either in-person or at home
• Higher education essential support staff to run these entities

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Understanding Educators Population in LA County

 Education and Daycare
                                             US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of
                                             Employment and Wages (June 2020), Public & Private
                                   209,711   K-12; Los Angeles County, NAICS code 611100
 Teachers (K-12, Preschool)
                                             US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of
                                             Employment and Wages (June 2020), Education
                                   312,954   Support Services; Los Angeles County, NAICS code
 Support staff (K-12, Preschool)             611100
                                             US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of
                                             Employment and Wages (average of Jan-March 2020
                                   100,441
                                             employment levels), Los Angeles County, NAICS code
 Daycare workers                             624410
 Junior Colleges                   26,200    CDPH LHJ estimate (QCEW Data)
 Colleges & Universities           98,944    CDPH LHJ estimate (QCEW Data)

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Limited Vaccine Supply Necessitates Equitable Prioritization Further

Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000 population by   Equity Index (HPI) by City Boundaries
              City/Community                                                            13
Limited Vaccine Supply Necessitates Equitable Prioritization Further

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Starting March 1st
• Vaccine will be distributed to closed Education and Childcare Sector
• 1) Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: Vaccine site for 65 years of age and older NOW
• 2) Mega PODs: 7 of them distributed throughout Los Angeles, closed PODs being
  created for ECE and independent schools
• 3) Medical providers: they may be vaccine providers
• 4) School Districts and their healthcare facility partners

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COVID-19 Vaccine Registrations
• New state website—https://myturn.ca.gov/ will assist with eligibility,
  notification, finding available appointments:

• VaccinateLACounty.com remains one-stop portal for all COVID-19
  information, scheduled appointments, find out whether vaccinations have
  opened for groups
                                                    Help line number for non-computer
                                                    users: (833) 540-0473 between 8 am
                                                    to 8:30 pm
Bring verification

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http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/vaccine/hcwsignup/pods/   18
COVID-19 Vaccine Online Resources
• Los Angeles County DPH
  – COVID-19 Vaccine Main Page: http://www.ph.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/vaccine/index.htm
  – COVID-19 Vaccine Healthcare Provider Information Hub:
     http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/vaccine/
  – COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Checklist: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/vaccine/checklist/
  – COVID-19 Immunization Guidance for SNFs: http://ph.lacounty.gov/acd/ncorona2019/healthfacilities/snf/iz/
• CDPH COVID-19 Vaccination Program:
  https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/COVID-19Vaccine.aspx
• CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html
  – Interim Clinical Considerations for mRNA Vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-
     product/clinical-considerations.html

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L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team
Community Call
Friday, February 19, 2021
9:00-10:00am

General Resources:                  Department of Public Health:
www.childcareheroes.org             www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

Child Care for Essential Workers:
www.ccala.net                       Contact:
                                    ececovidresponse@lacoe.edu
Frequently Asked Questions:
https://bit.ly/responseteamFAQ
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