L.A. County now offering limited walk-up appointments for COVID-19 vaccines

Walk-up appointments are being offered at Los Angeles County’s mass COVID-19 vaccination sites through Monday, though officials said supply will dictate how many people they can accommodate.

The slots will be open to anyone who lives or works in the county and is at least 16 years old, according to a statement issued Thursday afternoon. However, 16- and 17-year-olds will need to have a parent or guardian with them.

Here are the sites that will take those who have not booked an appointment, while supplies last:

• Palmdale Oasis Recreation Center
  3850 E. Ave. S, Palmdale
  7 days a week, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  
• The Forum
  3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood
  7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  
• The Balboa Sports Complex
  17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino
  Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  
• College of the Canyons
  25000 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita
  7 days a week, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  
• Cal State Northridge
  18343 Plummer St., Northridge
  7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  
• Eugene A. Obregon Park – Gymnasium
  4021 E. 1st St., Los Angeles
  Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  
• Pomona Fairplex
  2370 E. Arrow Highway (Gate 15), La Verne
  7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  
• L.A. County Office of Education
  12830 Columbia Way, Downey
  7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

County officials did not say how many spots would be available each day, and it was not immediately clear whether walk-up availability will last beyond Monday.

“Although transmission has been slowed in Los Angeles County, people are still dying every day from COVID-19,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.

“If you aren’t vaccinated, your chances of dying from COVID-19 is about 1 in 500. If you get vaccinated, your chances of dying from COVID-19 are less than 1 in a million. The more people vaccinated, the less deaths we will suffer. Even if you had COVID-19 and recovered, you still need to get vaccinated to have more complete and longer-lasting protection.”

To date, more than 6.7 million vaccine doses have been administered countywide, according to figures from the California Department of Public Health.

For more information on the county’s vaccine program, visit VaccinateLAcounty.com.