LOS ANGELES, CA - LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, today announced the launch of a new large-scale drive-up COVID-19 testing site at the Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, an 836-acre facility with a serene 70-acre lake. This new site is part of Joseph R. Biden's efforts to establish more community testing nationwide through the federal government’s Increasing [...]
Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s announcement that they would be issuing a modified Health Officer Order later this week on requiring vaccination verification at select high-risk settings by October 7, [...]
Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion to ensure the County follows and supports President Biden's "Path Out of the Pandemic" plan for recovery: "This motion follows the bold action of President [...]
Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement on President Biden's comprehensive national strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic: “Today, President Biden announced a comprehensive approach to increase vaccinations, provide further protections for the vaccinated, safely keep our schools open, increase testing, improve [...]
LOS ANGELES - Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement in response to the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer vaccine: “This morning, I was incredibly excited to see that after a rigorous and thorough review, the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer vaccine for those age 16 and above. Although millions of people [...]
LOS ANGELES - La Presidenta de la Junta de Supervisoras, Hilda L. Solis, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al aumento de casos de COVID-19 entre las personas embarazadas, en particular, residentes que son Latinx: "Estamos viendo otro aumento de casos de COVID-19 aquí en el condado de Los Ángeles, particularmente entre las personas embarazadas en [...]
LOS ANGELES - Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its authorization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced its recommendation of an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised individuals: “Yesterday, the FDA granted authorization and today, the CDC provided a recommendation for an [...]
LOS ANGELES - Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after issuing an Executive Order requiring all Los Angeles County employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19: "Today, the County is reporting another 3,734 new cases, 1,242 hospitalizations, and tragically, 16 deaths. When the County marked its re-opening on June 15, there were only 210 [...]
LOS ANGELES – Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement following the County's announcement to require masks in indoor settings to confront substantial community spread: “Los Angeles County has seen a significant increase in cases, with one week of over 1,000 new residents testing positive each day and over 1,500 new cases today. This has [...]
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board voted in favor of her motion to ensure that County-operated points of dispensing (PODs) have trained staff present who are fluent in the threshold languages of the communities in which they are providing vaccines. “Throughout [...]
