City Of La Cañada Flintridge: COVID ALERT #40 – Health Order Revisions For Testing, Masks, And Boosters

Press release from the City of La Cañada Flintridge:

December 20th, 2021

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) issued a revision to the Health Officer Order effective as of 12:01 am on Friday, December 17, 2021.

Indoor/Outdoor Mega Events:

Beginning December 15, 2021, all persons attending an Indoor or Outdoor Mega Event, who cannot provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, must present proof of a pre-entry  negative COVID-19 test result from either an antigen test within one day or a PCR test conducted within two days prior to entry. For Indoor Mega Events children under 2 years of age are exempt from the pre-entry testing requirement for entry. For Outdoor Mega Events children under 5 years of age are exempt from the pre-entry testing requirement for entry.

Face Masks

The revised Health Order continues to require that masks be worn in all public indoor settings, irrespective of vaccination status.

Booster Vaccines

LAC DPH encourages everyone ages 16 and older to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccination dose as soon as they are eligible.

Please see the attached link for a copy of the County Department of Public Health’s latest order: Los Angeles County Health Officer Order (HOO)

This press release was produced by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The views expressed here are the author’s own.