Creating Trusted Neighborhood COVID Efforts

About the Program

Category: Health (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

A limited number of COVID-19 vaccine doses were available as early as December, with more doses available over time however there were limited providers who were able to administer the vaccines. In addition, they did not have the ability to mass vaccinate, leaving many eligible individuals with restricted access the vaccines. To bolster vaccination efforts, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) established Points-of-Dispensing (POD) sites. The goal of the PODs is to provide COVID-19 vaccine quickly and safely and ensure equity in access to COVID-19 vaccine to the entire population of Los Angeles County. As of January 2020, DPH mobilized over 1200+ staff, administered over 1.43 million COVID-19 vaccinations and operated 17 total PODs to date. POD staff have outreached to over 20,000 community organizations and businesses to get the word out about vaccine safety, benefits of the getting vaccinated as well as dispel misinformation about the vaccine.