Press Release: New Updated Fall COVID-19 Booster Approved for Children as Young as 5 Years Old; Booster Offers Protection Against Newer Variants - 1,329 New Positive Cases and 15 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

For Immediate Release:

October 14, 2022

New Updated Fall COVID-19 Booster Approved for Children as Young as 5 Years Old; Booster Offers Protection Against Newer Variants

1,329 New Positive Cases and 15 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

Earlier this week, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the updated bivalent booster for children ages 5 and older. This is after the Food and Drug Administration provided emergency use authorization for the Pfizer bivalent booster for children ages 5-11 and the Moderna bivalent booster for children ages 6-17.

Both the Pfizer and Moderna updated Fall COVID-19 boosters are bivalent vaccines, meaning they protect against both the original virus that causes COVID-19 and the more recently spreading Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. Although the two subvariants are different, they have the same spike protein, and these new Fall boosters offer protection against both.

The Pfizer bivalent booster is for children ages 5-11, and the Moderna bivalent booster is for children ages 6-17.?The Moderna pediatric booster is available now, and Pfizer vaccines are expected by next week.

In order to be eligible for the boosters, children need to have completed their primary vaccine series at least two months prior. More than 300,000 children in LA County are now eligible for the bivalent boosters.

Out of the nearly 900,000 children ages 5-11 in LA County, there are over 500,000 children that have not yet received their primary vaccine series. ?A child can receive their primary vaccine series now and then receive the bivalent booster two months after. The brand of booster administered does not have to match the primary series.

Across the county, there are 625 sites planning to begin administering the bivalent booster for children ages 5 and older, starting as soon as next Wednesday, October 19. These sites include providers, pharmacies, Public Health sites, and mobile health sites.??Public Health recommends calling a pharmacy or provider to confirm if the vaccines are available.

These updated Fall COVID-19 boosters will provide a significant amount of protection against Omicron during the upcoming winter holidays.?

Public Health recommends all eligible residents receive their updated Fall boosters before the winter season because immunity from earlier vaccines, and/or getting infected, wanes over time. The virus has also mutated significantly over the past two-and-a-half years, and the new strains can evade some of the protection from earlier vaccines or infections.

To find sites where bivalent vaccines are available for children, visit: ph.lacounty.gov/howtogetvaccinated. On this page you can select the type of vaccine you are looking for and your zip code to find a vaccine site that fits your need.?

Overall, the county does continue to report improved COVID-19 metrics. The 7-day average case count in the county is 946, a 17% decline from one week ago when the 7-day average of 1,138 cases was reported.

Over the past seven days, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals declined slightly to 467, a 7% decline from one week ago when the average number of daily COVID-positive patients per day was 502.

Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, remained relatively stable at 10 deaths reported each day this past week. ?

?I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,? said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. ?What we know about COVID-19 now is very different than what was known at the beginning of the pandemic, in March of 2020. We now know more about how it spreads, how it mutates, and how we can protect ourselves and the community. We encourage everyone to use the available tools to reduce the impact of this disease. As you prepare for the fall and winter, please know that the actions you take help protect the most vulnerable in the community, as well as your family and yourself.?

Today, Public Health reported 15 additional deaths and 1,329?new positive cases. Of the 15 new deaths reported today, two people were between the ages of 30-49, four people were between the ages of 50-64, two people were between the ages of 65-79, and five people were aged 80 years or older.? For information about the two deaths reported by the City of Pasadena, visit pasadena.net. Of the 15 newly reported deaths, 11 had underlying health conditions. To date, the total number of deaths in L.A. County is 33,811.

Public Health has reported a total of 3,470,848 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County. Today?s positivity rate is 3.9%.

There are 446 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are available for more than 12,600,997 individuals, with 24% of people testing positive.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at?http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov?including:

COVID-19 Daily Data (cases, deaths, testing, testing positivity rate, mortality rate, and hospitalizations)
Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity and City/Community Cases and Deaths
Recovery Metrics
Contact Tracing Metrics
Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics
Citations due to Health Officer Order Noncompliance
Outbreaks:

Residential Congregate Settings
Non-Residential Settings
Homeless Service Settings

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
California Department of Public Health:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Spanish?https://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization?https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

For more information:

?	Total Cases	?
Laboratory Confirmed Cases	3,470,848	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	3,282,575	?
-- Long Beach	151,987	?
-- Pasadena	36,286	?
Deaths	33,811	?
-- Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas)	32,045	?
-- Long Beach	1,333	?
-- Pasadena	433	?
Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
- 0 to 4	103,751	?
- 5 to 11	275,019	?
- 12 to 17	269,107	?
- 18 to 29	716,597	?
- 30 to 49	1,056,136	?
- 50 to 64	557,109	?
- 65 to 79	227,693	?
-? over 80	74,790	?
-? Under Investigation	2,373	?
Gender (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Female	1,685,378	?
-? Male	1,509,650	?
-? Other	1,555	?
-? Under Investigation	85,992	?
Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	6,208	?
-? Asian	235,114	?
-? Black	168,722	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	1,422,360	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	16,696	?
-? White	446,854	?
-? Other	372,442	?
-? Under Investigation	614,179	?
Hospitalization (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? Hospitalized (Ever)	157,057	?
Deaths Race/Ethnicity (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas)	?	?
-? American Indian/Alaska Native	74	?
-? Asian	4,071	?
-? Black	2,999	?
-? Hispanic/Latino	16,114	?
-? Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	112	?
-? White	8,232	?
-? Other	363	?
-? Under Investigation	80	?
CITY / COMMUNITY**	Cases	Case Rate
City of Agoura Hills	5992	28693
City of Alhambra	22784	26272
City of Arcadia	11813	20454
City of Artesia	5401	32158
City of Avalon	66	1706
City of Azusa	16465	32904
City of Baldwin Park	27473	35787
City of Bell	15975	43970
City of Bell Gardens	16119	37424
City of Bellflower	28253	36345
City of Beverly Hills	10663	30889
City of Bradbury	67	6268
City of Burbank	29634	27649
City of Calabasas	5331	21918
City of Carson	32138	34245
City of Cerritos	11901	23770
City of Claremont	8905	24408
City of Commerce*	5328	40768
City of Compton	38166	38203
City of Covina	17828	36360
City of Cudahy	11560	47480
City of Culver City	10465	26251
City of Diamond Bar	12158	21139
City of Downey	43320	37913
City of Duarte	6695	30410
City of El Monte	39491	33676
City of El Segundo	3751	22346
City of Gardena	20163	32887
City of Glendale	54916	26595
City of Glendora	14746	27947
City of Hawaiian Gardens	4839	32972
City of Hawthorne	27213	30650
City of Hermosa Beach	4347	22100
City of Hidden Hills	365	19312
City of Huntington Park	25250	42448
City of Industry	493	112815
City of Inglewood	34910	30736
City of Irwindale	631	43249
City of La Canada Flintridge	4129	19954
City of La Habra Heights	174	3190
City of La Mirada	12971	26152
City of La Puente	15147	37219
City of La Verne	8653	25999
City of Lakewood	24467	30446
City of Lancaster*	59570	36869
City of Lawndale	9898	29446
City of Lomita	5499	26528
City of Lynwood*	28864	40063
City of Malibu	2707	20886
City of Manhattan Beach	6729	18692
City of Maywood	12175	43406
City of Monrovia	10656	27464
City of Montebello	23345	36264
City of Monterey Park	15711	25234
City of Norwalk	39479	36683
City of Palmdale	62174	39111
City of Palos Verdes Estates	2019	14931
City of Paramount	21860	39020
City of Pico Rivera	25635	39878
City of Pomona	60965	39097
City of Rancho Palos Verdes	6823	15961
City of Redondo Beach	14106	20534
City of Rolling Hills	255	13144
City of Rolling Hills Estates	1370	16886
City of Rosemead	14108	25489
City of San Dimas*	10239	29665
City of San Fernando	12020	48838
City of San Gabriel	10176	24847
City of San Marino	2162	16284
City of Santa Clarita	67434	30593
City of Santa Fe Springs	7520	40950
City of Santa Monica	24150	26123
City of Sierra Madre	2128	19365
City of Signal Hill	3705	31406
City of South El Monte	7692	36830
City of South Gate	44535	45372
City of South Pasadena	5750	22070
City of Temple City	8949	24548
City of Torrance	30910	20708
City of Vernon	343	164115
City of Walnut	6789	22236
City of West Covina	36538	33758
City of West Hollywood	10334	27967
City of Westlake Village	361	4318
City of Whittier	28892	33045
Los Angeles	1419408	35094
Los Angeles - Adams-Normandie	3009	36686
Los Angeles - Alsace	4202	33765
Los Angeles - Angeles National Forest	6	15000
Los Angeles - Angelino Heights	772	30855
Los Angeles - Arleta	15808	45994
Los Angeles - Atwater Village	4584	31256
Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills	9353	30050
Los Angeles - Bel Air	2215	26278
Los Angeles - Beverly Crest	3094	24703
Los Angeles - Beverlywood	3848	29211
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights*	38111	43864
Los Angeles - Brentwood	7783	25143
Los Angeles - Brookside	136	23408
Los Angeles - Cadillac-Corning	2225	31246
Los Angeles - Canoga Park	23754	36383
Los Angeles - Carthay	3902	27167
Los Angeles - Central	16330	41880
Los Angeles - Century City	3376	26391
Los Angeles - Century Palms/Cove	15321	45374
Los Angeles - Chatsworth	11847	31966
Los Angeles - Cheviot Hills	2324	25341
Los Angeles - Chinatown	2591	32303
Los Angeles - Cloverdale/Cochran	4892	33615
Los Angeles - Country Club Park	4484	29592
Los Angeles - Crenshaw District	4873	35238
Los Angeles - Crestview	3555	31272
Los Angeles - Del Rey	7810	26089
Los Angeles - Downtown*	14987	54484
Los Angeles - Eagle Rock	12485	31537
Los Angeles - East Hollywood	8815	30099
Los Angeles - Echo Park	4222	29616
Los Angeles - El Sereno	15929	38100
Los Angeles - Elysian Park	1694	29657
Los Angeles - Elysian Valley	3372	33153
Los Angeles - Encino	13955	30893
Los Angeles - Exposition	1190	35779
Los Angeles - Exposition Park	16867	37551
Los Angeles - Faircrest Heights	1159	32194
Los Angeles - Figueroa Park Square	3501	40144
Los Angeles - Florence-Firestone	21858	46070
Los Angeles - Glassell Park	10162	32154
Los Angeles - Gramercy Place	3801	35312
Los Angeles - Granada Hills	19935	34258
Los Angeles - Green Meadows	9571	44506
Los Angeles - Hancock Park	4377	25688
Los Angeles - Harbor City	8670	29825
Los Angeles - Harbor Gateway	14627	33548
Los Angeles - Harbor Pines	581	24118
Los Angeles - Harvard Heights	5871	32553
Los Angeles - Harvard Park	17011	44842
Los Angeles - Highland Park	16005	33074
Los Angeles - Historic Filipinotown	5031	36273
Los Angeles - Hollywood	19972	29261
Los Angeles - Hollywood Hills	7057	23976
Los Angeles - Hyde Park	10897	38180
Los Angeles - Jefferson Park	2964	36715
Los Angeles - Koreatown	15276	29551
Los Angeles - Lafayette Square	1536	33692
Los Angeles - Lake Balboa	14890	35279
Los Angeles - Lakeview Terrace	5463	41598
Los Angeles - Leimert Park	5266	34565
Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights	11998	36807
Los Angeles - Little Armenia	2849	35502
Los Angeles - Little Bangladesh	8225	29020
Los Angeles - Little Tokyo	1352	43154
Los Angeles - Longwood	1617	37570
Los Angeles - Los Feliz	5301	24533
Los Angeles - Manchester Square	2936	34396
Los Angeles - Mandeville Canyon	737	23592
Los Angeles - Mar Vista	9966	23465
Los Angeles - Marina Peninsula	899	20619
Los Angeles - Melrose	24406	31412
Los Angeles - Mid-city	4335	28842
Los Angeles - Miracle Mile	4555	25327
Los Angeles - Mission Hills	11068	45880
Los Angeles - Mt. Washington	7795	32284
Los Angeles - North Hills	23609	38342
Los Angeles - North Hollywood	55349	36553
Los Angeles - Northridge	23549	33739
Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades	4605	21629
Los Angeles - Pacoima	36622	47574
Los Angeles - Palisades Highlands	860	22361
Los Angeles - Palms	10996	25061
Los Angeles - Panorama City	31404	41733
Los Angeles - Park La Brea	2965	21834
Los Angeles - Pico-Union	15538	37135
Los Angeles - Playa Del Rey	547	17115
Los Angeles - Playa Vista	3143	28711
Los Angeles - Porter Ranch	9700	27256
Los Angeles - Rancho Park	2056	31341
Los Angeles - Regent Square	813	29245
Los Angeles - Reseda	29628	38670
Los Angeles - Reseda Ranch	1684	36324
Los Angeles - Reynier Village	1134	26821
Los Angeles - San Pedro*	24239	31061
Los Angeles - Shadow Hills	1189	26767
Los Angeles - Sherman Oaks	25276	28968
Los Angeles - Silverlake	12531	28426
Los Angeles - South Carthay	2900	27371
Los Angeles - South Park	16505	43479
Los Angeles - St Elmo Village	1775	38722
Los Angeles - Studio City	6426	28636
Los Angeles - Sun Valley	21810	41556
Los Angeles - Sunland	6337	31052
Los Angeles - Sycamore Square	171	26430
Los Angeles - Sylmar*	39490	47926
Los Angeles - Tarzana	9701	31419
Los Angeles - Temple-Beaudry	12897	32666
Los Angeles - Thai Town	2667	27189
Los Angeles - Toluca Lake	2338	26861
Los Angeles - Toluca Terrace	430	32925
Los Angeles - Toluca Woods	471	25350
Los Angeles - Tujunga	8281	29777
Los Angeles - University Hills	869	25343
Los Angeles - University Park	10939	39842
Los Angeles - Valley Glen	10425	34731
Los Angeles - Valley Village	7703	31161
Los Angeles - Van Nuys*	35189	37759
Los Angeles - Venice	8501	25088
Los Angeles - Vermont Knolls	7043	40948
Los Angeles - Vermont Square	3570	46624
Los Angeles - Vermont Vista	17472	42422
Los Angeles - Vernon Central	23894	45952
Los Angeles - Victoria Park	2659	31659
Los Angeles - View Heights	951	25744
Los Angeles - Watts	18098	42410
Los Angeles - Wellington Square	1691	34405
Los Angeles - West Adams	10200	36916
Los Angeles - West Hills	11423	28174
Los Angeles - West Los Angeles	10418	27681
Los Angeles - West Vernon	23203	43254
Los Angeles - Westchester	12309	23853
Los Angeles - Westlake	19560	32954
Los Angeles - Westwood	15069	27849
Los Angeles - Wholesale District*	19479	53915
Los Angeles - Wilmington	22150	39213
Los Angeles - Wilshire Center	15442	30779
Los Angeles - Winnetka	18553	35826
Los Angeles - Woodland Hills	18995	27911
Unincorporated - Acton	1838	23059
Unincorporated - Agua Dulce	925	22246
Unincorporated - Altadena	10596	24292
Unincorporated - Anaverde	377	25000
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest	101	8112
Unincorporated - Arcadia	2002	25085
Unincorporated - Athens-Westmont	16448	38754
Unincorporated - Athens Village	2659	54299
Unincorporated - Avocado Heights	2617	38627
Unincorporated - Azusa	5779	36293
Unincorporated - Bassett	5638	38051
Unincorporated - Bouquet Canyon	191	17801
Unincorporated - Bradbury	100	92593
Unincorporated - Canyon Country	3315	42896
Unincorporated - Castaic*	9129	33574
Unincorporated - Cerritos	177	30153
Unincorporated - Charter Oak	2	10000
Unincorporated - Claremont	121	17236
Unincorporated - Covina	5829	34657
Unincorporated - Covina (Charter Oak)	4476	34054
Unincorporated - Del Aire	1145	26064
Unincorporated - Del Rey	128	40252
Unincorporated - Del Sur	654	27081
Unincorporated - Desert View Highlands	880	35299
Unincorporated - Duarte	1859	41983
Unincorporated - East Covina	88	26748
Unincorporated - East La Mirada	1509	28515
Unincorporated - East Lancaster	51	44737
Unincorporated - East Los Angeles	55497	44302
Unincorporated - East Pasadena	366	5716
Unincorporated - East Rancho Dominguez	5757	37608
Unincorporated - East Whittier	1340	25254
Unincorporated - El Camino Village	2268	25799
Unincorporated - El Monte	58	40000
Unincorporated - Elizabeth Lake	250	15051
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone	29310	45298
Unincorporated - Franklin Canyon	1	8333
Unincorporated - Glendora	190	28788
Unincorporated - Hacienda Heights	15211	27198
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway	5	500000
Unincorporated - Hawthorne	715	28441
Unincorporated - Hi Vista	158	14390
Unincorporated - Kagel/Lopez Canyons	596	42210
Unincorporated - La Crescenta-Montrose	4019	20297
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights	18	2663
Unincorporated - La Rambla	733	35325
Unincorporated - La Verne*	610	29902
Unincorporated - Ladera Heights	1737	24565
Unincorporated - Lake Hughes	193	28892
Unincorporated - Lake Los Angeles	3881	29868
Unincorporated - Lake Manor	428	26050
Unincorporated - Lakewood	1	877
Unincorporated - Lennox	7322	32482
Unincorporated - Leona Valley	303	17304
Unincorporated - Littlerock	1359	33798
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Juniper Hills	315	24287
Unincorporated - Littlerock/Pearblossom	1215	34043
Unincorporated - Llano	109	12429
Unincorporated - Marina del Rey	2185	23218
Unincorporated - Miracle Mile	0	0
Unincorporated - Monrovia	1137	29297
Unincorporated - Newhall	100	45455
Unincorporated - North Lancaster	377	31469
Unincorporated - North Whittier	2877	34414
Unincorporated - Northeast San Gabriel	5543	23061
Unincorporated - Padua Hills	35	16279
Unincorporated - Palmdale	239	28385
Unincorporated - Palos Verdes Peninsula	106	17069
Unincorporated - Pearblossom/Llano	392	20041
Unincorporated - Pellissier Village	353	57027
Unincorporated - Placerita Canyon	22	4783
Unincorporated - Pomona	163	8411
Unincorporated - Quartz Hill	3726	28870
Unincorporated - Rancho Dominguez	1111	41751
Unincorporated - Roosevelt	255	27390
Unincorporated - Rosewood	490	38103
Unincorporated - Rosewood/East Gardena	492	41241
Unincorporated - Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez	1264	37608
Unincorporated - Rowland Heights	11711	22953
Unincorporated - San Clemente Island	0	0
Unincorporated - San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon	42	4895
Unincorporated - San Jose Hills	7393	36561
Unincorporated - San Pasqual	83	4079
Unincorporated - Sand Canyon	58	18831
Unincorporated - Santa Catalina Island	752	281648
Unincorporated - Santa Monica Mountains*	3597	19317
Unincorporated - Saugus	407	262581
Unincorporated - Saugus/Canyon Country	106	29775
Unincorporated - South Antelope Valley	108	23736
Unincorporated - South El Monte	715	39833
Unincorporated - South San Gabriel	2677	30255
Unincorporated - South Whittier	20213	34131
Unincorporated - Southeast Antelope Valley	227	29065
Unincorporated - Stevenson Ranch	5442	25956
Unincorporated - Sun Village	2074	34361
Unincorporated - Sunrise Village	493	38040
Unincorporated - Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain	400	24125
Unincorporated - Val Verde	1001	30251
Unincorporated - Valencia	865	28158
Unincorporated - Valinda	8889	38034
Unincorporated - View Park/Windsor Hills	3315	28492
Unincorporated - Walnut Park	7109	44038
Unincorporated - West Antelope Valley	167	11052
Unincorporated - West Carson	7252	32835
Unincorporated - West Chatsworth	4	33333
Unincorporated - West LA	727	76366
Unincorporated - West Puente Valley	3831	38953
Unincorporated - West Rancho Dominguez	453	33333
Unincorporated - West Whittier/Los Nietos	9905	36787
Unincorporated - Westfield/Academy Hills	225	17308
Unincorporated - Westhills	176	20977
Unincorporated - White Fence Farms	867	23541
Unincorporated - Whittier	909	24022
Unincorporated - Whittier Narrows	69	575000
Unincorporated - Willowbrook	15725	45041
Unincorporated - Wiseburn	1755	29119
?- Under Investigation	80954	?
*? --Case and death numbers include cases identified among persons detained at correctional facilities located in the city/community		?

The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting health equity and ensuring optimal health and well -being for all 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health comprises of more than 5,000 employees and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health works to protect health,?
prevent disease, and promote health and well-being.

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