Lisa Vanderpump’s husband Ken Todd managed to get a coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.
Todd, who is 75 and suffers from two underlying health problems, was vaccinated after waiting in line after a Los Angeles clinic started offering vaccines that were time to spoil.
Vaccines in LA County that are close to spoiling have been given to people other than healthcare professionals and nursing home residents, in order to prevent waste of bottles.
Right time, right place: Lisa Vanderpump’s husband, Ken Todd, got a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in Inglewood because it was about to expire, TMZ reported; seen in 2017
Todd would be in one of the first eligibility groups, because of his age and health issues, which would put him at greater risk for serious complications if he contracted COVID-19.
LA County currently offers the vaccine to frontline healthcare professionals and residents and employees of qualified nursing facilities, according to the Department of Health website.
According to an official at the Men’s Health Clinic in Inglewood, near Los Angeles, the clinic instituted a waiting list for the vaccine after several people scheduled to receive it never bothered to show up.
Both Vanderpump and Todd joined the queue as soon as the clinic had 150 doses that were at risk of spoiling, and the team continued to administer the vaccine until 11 pm.
Next group: Todd is not a frontline health professional or resident or a nursing home worker, but he received the vaccine because he is 75 years old and has two ‘underlying health conditions’; seen in 2017
Better than nothing: with poor CDC guidance, LA County health officials have decided to administer doses that are at risk of harming people, even if they are not yet eligible; seen together in 2012
Todd’s doctor recommended that he join the clinic queue due to his health and age.
Being a restorer, it is definitely a wise decision for Todd, once the industry is back up and running in Los Angeles and he is exposed to more people.
He and Vanderpump waited together, but she did not receive the vaccine, probably because she was younger (60).
TMZ reported that many of the people approved for the vaccine did not attend the consultations, leaving providers struggling to find others to get the vaccine.
LA County health officials reportedly decided that it is better to give vaccines that are likely to expire to people who are not at the top of the priority list, rather than throwing the doses away.
After all, people who received their two doses of the vaccine are significantly less likely to get COVID-19 and also less likely to transmit the virus to others.
Still waiting: Vanderpump, 60, and Todd waited in line at the Inglewood clinic, but she didn’t get the vaccine, probably because she is younger; pictured in June 2019
On Friday, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health tweeted that there were more than 300 COVID-19 deaths that day, before urging residents to stay indoors whenever possible and to wear masks and social distance when needed. get out.
The coronavirus has overwhelmed hospitals across southern California, where ICU capacity has been at zero percent for weeks.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that hospitals were forced to close their doors to ambulances for hours on end, because they simply do not have room for new patients.
They are also dealing with a lack of oxygen and the portable containers used to store and transport it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were supposed to provide advice on distributing the vaccine to counties, but the lack of guidance in the last days of the Trump administration has left county health departments struggling to institute their own vaccination policies.
According to a clinic official, the waiting list has 730 people, although it is unclear how people are signing up.
Vanderpump is best known for his Bravo eponymous reality series, Vanderpump Rules, which follows the employees of his SUR restaurant.
In December, Bravo confirmed that the series was on hold “indefinitely” as restrictions on the Los Angeles coronavirus prevented Vanderpump’s bars and restaurants from being opened for filming.
Waiting pattern: Vanderpump’s eponymous Bravo series, Vanderpump Rules, is currently on hold, as restrictions on LA’s coronavirus prevent its bars and restaurants from opening for filming; seen in November 2019