5, county public health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a news briefing.
And in general, non-essential travel is still discouraged, especially considering the increasing cases in hotspots nationwide and significant risk from more infectious coronavirus variants, Ferrer said.
“We’re going to need to continue following public health safety measures until more people are vaccinated if we want to hold on to our gains,†Ferrer said, “particularly as we move into the orange tier.â€.The county has received nearly 400,000 vaccine doses to administer this week, including 118,000 of the Johnson & Johnson shot.Ferrer said that’s the largest allocation of doses the county has received yet, but “unfortunately, L.A.Once more Angelenos are fully vaccinated, Ferrer expects infections to further decrease.This week, more than 100,000 doses — or 26% of the county’s allocation — will go to health centers and clinics serving the communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and another 54,000 will go to mobile vaccination efforts in those neighborhoods, Ferrer said.