Curiously, Malibu Vaccination Numbers Lag Other Affluent L.A. Locales
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deadline.comWhen one thinks of underserved communities in Los Angeles, one does not think of Malibu. But, according to L.A. County Department of Public Health numbers, the beachside enclave’s Covid-19 vaccination rate ranks right between those of Montebello and Pico Rivera.What’s more, Malibu’s 31.4% vaccination rate is nowhere near those in areas of comparable affluence, such as Palos Verdes Estates (43%) Bel-Air (46.7%), Beverly Hills (45.5%) and Brentwood (43.9%).
Even much larger and more diverse Santa Monica clocks in at 37.5% vaccinated.So while state and county health officials have worked diligently to vaccinate underserved communities and those in the region’s lowest economic quartile, one of the county’s most affluent locales has also lagged
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