L.A. County ECE COVID-19 Response Team Community Call
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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
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
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. 3
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. 4
Presentation Agenda • LA County vaccine rollout and distribution updates – Future outlook and identifying equity gaps • Vaccinating child care in LA County: Preview 5
• 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
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
• 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 11
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) 12
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 14
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 15
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
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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 19
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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