The Los Angeles County Fire Department has experienced a “drastic decline” in coronavirus test positivity rates and a drop in the number of personnel out sick with the disease since they began receiving the vaccine, officials said Monday. “With a nearly 75% acceptance rate in our department, the COVID-19 vaccine is allowing us to keep our first responders on track to stay as healthy as possible during these most challenging times of the pandemic,” county fire Chief Daryl Osby said in a statement.
“With the second dose of the vaccine now being given to our team members, this will provide another layer of protection and allow us to continue to seamlessly provide the highest level of care to our patients,” Osby said.