COVID-19: Walk-in vaccine appointments available next week

Intensive Care Unit nurse Kathy Brady looks on as Pharmacist, Courtney Mattley, left, draws the first dose of Pfizer BioNTech, Covid-19 vaccine before administering it to Brady at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia on Thursday, 121720. Dan Watson/The Signal
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials announced Thursday COVID-19 vaccine walk-ins will be offered starting immediately at all county-run mass vaccination sites, including at College of the Canyons. 

From now until Monday, walk-in registration spots are expected to be offered with no appointment needed, while supplies last.   

Anyone 16 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated, with a valid photo ID and proof of residency. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Other locations offering walk-ins next week include: 

  • The Forum, Inglewood. 
  • The Balboa Sports Complex, Encino. 
  • Cal State University, Northridge. 
  • Eugene A. Obregon Park, L.A. 
  • Pomona Fairplex, La Verne. 
  • L.A. County Office of Education, Downey. 
  • Palmdale Oasis Park Recreation Center, Palmdale. 

Public Health recommends anyone 16 and older get vaccinated, including those who had COVID-19 and recovered.  

Public Health also released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Thursday:     

New COVID-19 cases reported in L.A. County in the past 24 hours: 439 

Total COVID-19 cases in L.A. County: 1,230,362 

New deaths related to COVID-19 reported: 36 

Total COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County: 23,736 

Hospitalizations countywide: 468; 24% of which are in the ICU.  

Hospitalizations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of April 14: 6, with 1,205 discharged since the onset of the pandemic.     

COVID-19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the past 24 hours: 14, 9 of which came from the city of Santa Clarita.     

Total COVID-19 cases in the SCV: 27,550 

Total COVID-19 deaths in the SCV as of April 21: 298     

Percentage of vaccinated people (at least one dose) in the city of Santa Clarita as of April 4: 39%     

Percentage of vaccinated people (at least one dose) in the SCV as of April 4: 37.2%    

For more information on the county’s vaccination efforts, visit VaccinateLACounty.com 

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