Los Angeles, CA\u2014Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a motion by Supervisor Janice Hahn exploring whether local schools should be used for possible vaccination sites when a COVID-19 vaccine is available.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommunities know and trust their local schools and they would be an ideal partner in this effort,\u201d said Supervisor Hahn. \u201cThis isn\u2019t a new idea. I remember getting the polio vaccine on a sugar cube at my elementary school in Inglewood when I was a child.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supervisor Hahn recently met with LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner who stated a willingness to use LAUSD schools to vaccinate LA County residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am hopeful that a vaccine will be approved and available soon, and when that happens it is going to be a huge undertaking for LA County,\u201d continued Supervisor Hahn. \u00a0\u201cPeople\u2019s lives and livelihoods will depend on us getting it right and that means preparing now.\u201d<\/p>\n