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L.A. County mask mandate likely to last through next year: Ferrer
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By Jake Flanagin, KNX 1070 Newsradio
KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO
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Los Angeles County’s Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced
this week that mask mandates in the county are likely to remain in place
into 2023.
Mortality rates for vaccinated residents of L.A. County have remained
steady for months, but deaths rates for the unvaccinated continue to
rise, Ferrer warned at a press conference on Thursday.
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“By October, the risk of death for unvaccinated people was 41 times
higher than the risk of death for vaccinated people,” she noted.
Ferrer said it was still too early to determine whether the county was
experiencing a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s lead
health official also explained that cooler temperatures heading into
winter may be slowing down infection rates; but those could spike again
once spring arrives.
“I think we have to do what we know will work,” Ferrer said. “Vaccinate
more people and wear masks when indoors. Again, because it is a powerful
way to prevent infection.”
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