With the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus pushing COVID-19 cases higher in Los Angeles, the City of Beverly Hills will hold a pop-up vaccine clinic for employees on Jan. 5. The clinic, which will set up shop beside the Civic Center on Rexford Drive, will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Even with early evidence of omicron’s infectiousness, the rapidity of the new wave has startled public health officials and experts. Out of nearly 10 million tests reported on Dec. 28, 15% returned positive results, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health). The figure represents a tripling of test positivity since mid-December, “indicating surging transmission across the county,” Public Health said in a statement.
