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Vaccines for 16+ on April 15. Get yours!

Pledge, to save lives

April 2021

Dear Neighbors and Friends,


As of Thursday, April 15, the COVID-19 vaccine is available to all California residents 16 and older. The COVID-19 vaccine is free for everyone, with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status. There are many vaccination sites and available appointments.

To receive a vaccine, please call 833-540-0473, 833-422-4255, 833-502-1245, or 213-328-3958, (if you are an LAUSD student, parent, or employee) or visit any of the following websites:

Experts advise that we continue to wear masks and follow safety measures, and attendance at large venues will be capped without proof of vaccination or testing through October 1. Yet, we are poised to turn the page. If vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians to be inoculated, and if hospitalization rates are stable and low, then we can make a comeback on June 15.

By dispelling myths and sharing facts about COVID-19 vaccines we can reopen our state:
 

Can a COVID-19 vaccine make me sick with COVID-19? Cough


No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19.

 

After getting a COVID-19 vaccine, will I test positive for COVID-19? Vial
 

No. Neither the recently authorized and recommended vaccines nor the other COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials in the United States can cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection.​

 

Will a COVID-19 vaccine alter my DNA? DNA
 

No. Neither mRNA nor vector COVID-19 vaccines interact with your DNA in any way.

 

If I have already had COVID-19, do I still need to get vaccinated? COVID-19 Vial
 

Yes, you should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19. Even if you have already recovered from COVID-19, it is possible—although rare—that you could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 again.

 

Is it safe for me to get the vaccine if I would like to have a baby? Women Check
 

Yes. If you are trying to become pregnant now or want to get pregnant in the future, you may receive a COVID-19 vaccine. There is currently no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination causes any problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. In addition, there is no evidence that fertility problems are a side effect of any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines.

 

Will the vaccine protect me from getting sick with COVID-19? Young Women Check
 

Yes. COVID-19 vaccination works by teaching your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19, and this protects you from getting sick with COVID-19.
 

How do I know which vaccine to take?

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Pfizer and Moderna are two dose vaccines, which means you must receive two separate shots administered several weeks apart for them to work best. Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is a single dose vaccine. In large studies that involved a diverse mix of people, all 3 vaccines were shown to be safe and effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, including severe illness and death. While there is also data showing the 3 vaccines help prevent people from spreading COVID-19, research on how effective the 3 vaccines are against variants of the virus and how long protection for each lasts is ongoing. For more information, visit VaccinateLACounty.com.


Cal State LA’s vaccination site can accommodate persons who rely on public transportation:
 

CSULA Vaccine Sign


When a limited supply of vaccines first became available last year, I created a COVID-19 Vaccine Resources page on the 51st Assembly District website, and Field Representatives from my District Office built a directory of vaccination sites for seniors, essential workers, and more.

I championed COVID-19 vaccine supply and capacity building, coordinated efforts to ensure vaccine site equity based on COVID-19 hotspots and vulnerability, and to guarantee that these sites were accessible to those who are on the other side of the digital divide, do not have a car, whose first language is not English, and whose race, immigration status, or prior experiences with public health, health services, and mental health systems, have made them wary.

When I joined Governor Newsom, Congressman Jimmy Gomez, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, and LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, at the COVID-19 vaccination site on Cal State LA’s campus, that President Biden’s first actions in office made possible, I made clear that I wanted there to always be a permanent COVID-19 vaccination option available to public transportation users.


Cal State LA’s Walk-Up Vaccination Site can vaccinate area residents daily – with and without ID – between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. who arrive on any of the 18 local and express MTA and Foothill Transit buses, or on Silver Line and San Bernardino Line Metrolink trains. Please visit We Are Healthy LA for more information.

Please email me or call my office, 213-483-5151, if you have questions or need any support. My team will happily connect you with local community clinics like Via Care, Clinica Romero, Northeast Community Clinic, and other in-district healthcare and health services providers.

In Service,

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Wendy Carrillo
Assemblymember, 51st District

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