LOS ANGELES — Five major Los Angeles-based sports teams on Wednesday announced they would mandate that all full-time office employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The teams include Los Angeles Lakers, LA Kings, Anaheim Ducks, LA Chargers and LA Galaxy. The mandate does not include athletes. 

Live entertainment and ticketing companies, Live Nation Entertainment, AEG, Goldenvoice, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and AXS also announced they would require that all full-time employees working at company offices in the U.S. would be required to be fully vaccinated. 

According to AEG, each organization indicated it would be implementing policies designed to expand on health department guidelines and ensure the best interest of employees.

“We must work together and across sectors to ensure that we are increasing vaccination rates especially now as we see an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions due to the highly contagious delta variant,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. “Vaccination against COVID-19 is the most effective means of preventing infection from COVID-19 virus, and subsequent transmission and outbreaks. These organizations are setting a good example for other companies, and I applaud their efforts.”