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COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among LAPD And LAFD Well Behind County Residents

The leading cause of officers' deaths nationwide last year and in the first six months of 2021 was COVID-19.


NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – An investigation by the LA Times into more than 2,500 coronavirus cases within public safety agencies in LA County found that more than half were from the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.

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“I’m so hopping mad right now,” an LA Fire Captain said last month in rant over vaccine mandates for city employees that went viral last month.

Since then, it’s been revealed that vaccination rates among employees at LAPD and LAFD are well behind county residents.

Find out what's happening in Los Angelesfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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