The state expects the vaccine to be distributed soon.County responds to court ruling

State officials hope the vaccine will be distributed soon, but the capacity of intensive care units in the Southern California region continued to decline, state officials said Saturday.

Food and Drug Administration officials granted an emergency permit for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday night after receiving a vote of trust from the US Government’s advisory board on Thursday. According to Governor Gavin Newsom, the move could encourage distribution to California as early as Sunday.

In a video posted on his official Twitter account, Newsom said, “I learned that the FDA has approved an emergency permit for the Pfizer vaccine, which means that 327,600 doses of the vaccine will be given on the way to California. I will do it. ” “It will be distributed as early as (Sunday).”

As of Saturday, authorities also believe that the state’s curfew could be extended beyond December 28 if the availability of the regional intensive care unit remains below 15%. I did. As of Saturday, capacity had dropped to 5.3%.

Officials from the Los Angeles County Public Health Service outlined how the vaccine will be distributed at a meeting on Thursday, saying the county will be vaccinated for 83,000 doses if approved.

Due to the expected limited initial vaccine supply, phased deployments are planned, with first priority given to healthcare professionals and then priority to caregiver residents.

According to Dr. Larry Kidd, senior vice president and chief clinical officer of the hospital, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has been vaccinated and details will be available in the coming days.

Public health officials also issued a statement on Saturday following a court ruling against the county’s ban on eating outdoors.

“The ruling misanalyzed the public health decision-making process entered into the November 25 order, including the temporary suspension of outdoor meals at restaurants and the return to take-out and delivery only,” officials said. Said in a prepared statement. “Public health professionals are always obliged to create effective interventions to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. When placing an order, public health counties I knew that new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were starting to surge. “

The California Restaurant Association filed a proceeding against public health after a public health official ordered on November 25 to close outdoor meals and demand that restaurants only offer delivery or take-out options.

“The county banned eating outdoors, which caused the restaurant and its employees to face enormous difficulties. Public health authorities then encouraged outdoor activities, and the restaurant was outdoors to safely serve its guests. We have invested in expanding and establishing space, “said a previous statement from the California Restaurant Association.

Public health officials have decided that the court will end the curfew on December 16th, but the county is still under a curfew in the state’s area, and eating outdoors in restaurants is not. He said it would continue to be suspended until at least December. .. 28.

Public Health also released the county’s next updated COVID-19 stats on Saturday.

Available Capacity in Southern California Intensive Care Units: 5.3%

COVID-19 cases reported in LA County: 11,476

Total number of COVID-19 cases in LA County: 512, 872, 239 non-residents in LA County were previously reported.

New deaths associated with COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours: 70

Total COVID-19 deaths in LA County: 8,269

County-wide hospitalization: 3,850; 22% of them are in the ICU.

Hospitalization at Henry Mayo New Hall Hospital as of December 11: 71, 473 have been discharged since the onset of the pandemic.

COVID-19 19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the last 24 hours: 168 cases, 127 of which were from the city of Santa Clarita.

Total of COVID-19 cases in SCV: 11,901

Total number of deaths from COVID-19 in SCV: 89

The number of cases of SCV, including daily numbers for all community health care providers and numbers at Pitches detention centers, is as follows, sorted by region.

City of Santa Clarita: 7,965

Not Incorporated – Acton: 173

Not Built-Freshwater: 80

Not Incorporated – Bouquet Canyon: 16

Not Incorporated – Canyon Country: 340

Not Incorporated – Castique: 2,563 (Most of Castique’s cases come from Pitch’s Detention Center, the exact number is unknown)

Not Incorporated – Lake Hughes: 16

Not Incorporated – New Hall: 40

Not Incorporated – Placerita Canyon: 0

Not Incorporated – San Francis Skeet Canyon / Boukay Canyon: 4

Not Incorporated – Sand Canyon: 7

Not Incorporated – Saugus: 57

Not Incorporated – Saugus / Canyon Country: 18

Not Incorporated – Stevenson Ranch: 408

Not Incorporated – Val Verde: 136

Not Incorporated – Valencia: 78

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