COVID-19 got this medical team into homeless camps. What about after the pandemic?
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 got this medical team into homeless camps. What about after the pandemic?

LA Times  

Inside the white van parked in the concrete bed of La Canada Verde Creek, Wendy Ruvalcaba rooted in her bag for her phone as it chimed. Dr. Absalon Galat of the L.A. County Department of Health Services street medicine team drives a van on the concrete bed of La Canada Verde Creek during a visit to homeless encampments. “That makes my head spin.” Daniel Newell, left, and Chris Bagley of the L.A. County Department of Health Services street medicine team examine James Choe, 31. Members of the L.A. County Department of Health Services street medicine team walk along the banks of La Canada Verde Creek. Members of the L.A. County Department of Health Services street medicine team interview Lisa Massey, 55, who lives alongside La Canada Verde Creek in Santa Fe Springs.

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Deadly overdoses stopped surging among L.A. County homeless people. Narcan could be why
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Deadly overdoses stopped surging among L.A. County homeless people. Narcan could be why

LA Times  

Registered nurse Linda Leimer with the L.A. County Department of Health Services, left, hands Narcan nasal spray to a man in Van Nuys in 2022. Now a newly released report shows that the death rate from overdoses stopped rising among unhoused people in the county in 2022 — the year L.A. County was stepping up its efforts to save lives. …

One-two punch of COVID and flu is hitting L.A. County hard
11 months, 1 week ago

One-two punch of COVID and flu is hitting L.A. County hard

LA Times  

Coronavirus levels are high and rising throughout California amid a post-holiday spike in infections. “We are seeing some increases in COVID-19 activity, especially often after the travel and gatherings of the holiday season.” California COVID-19 intensifies across California, with the worst probably still to come New data show pronounced recent jumps in the rate at which coronavirus and flu tests …

‘The pandemic isn’t over.’ Coronavirus cases in L.A. County keep rising
1 year, 3 months ago

‘The pandemic isn’t over.’ Coronavirus cases in L.A. County keep rising

LA Times  

Experts say travel, the back-to-school season and new Omicron subvariants are the likely reasons why coronavirus cases are continuing to rise locally and across the nation. New outbreaks have been reported in Los Angeles County’s nursing homes, and one Hollywood studio temporarily imposed a mask mandate after several employees were infected. “While hospitalizations are increasing, the current levels are still …

California COVID-19 rules ease as emergency declarations end. Here’s what’s changed
1 year, 8 months ago

California COVID-19 rules ease as emergency declarations end. Here’s what’s changed

LA Times  

Shoppers, some wearing masks, make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles on Dec. 6, 2022. “With the rescinding of many emergency orders these past weeks, there are questions about which sensible protections remain important to consider,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “Given the differing risks both by setting and by individual characteristics, the goals of …

End of an era: L.A. County lifts COVID-19 emergency
1 year, 8 months ago

End of an era: L.A. County lifts COVID-19 emergency

LA Times  

Los Angeles County is officially ending its COVID-19 emergency declaration Friday, a milestone that comes as the region’s coronavirus case rate has fallen to its lowest level since summer 2021. L.A. County has been one of the hardest-hit parts of California — so much so that the National Guard had to transport corpses from overwhelmed hospital morgues during the pandemic’s …

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’
1 year, 10 months ago

COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 in California: ‘Nobody ... anticipated this toll’

LA Times  

It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The heartache of having so many people die weighs heavily on all of us here at public health,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “Both perspectives are understandable because the risk of getting sick, the risk of having severe …

Who are the L.A. County residents still most likely to die of COVID-19?
1 year, 10 months ago

Who are the L.A. County residents still most likely to die of COVID-19?

LA Times  

Paramedics bring their stretcher back to their vehicle after carting a patient into the emergency at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood in 2021. The data illustrate “the very real protection offered by the bivalent booster and by vaccines, even against the newer variants that are circulating now,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “If you haven’t had …

L.A. County COVID-19 deaths hit a new winter high. Why?
1 year, 11 months ago

L.A. County COVID-19 deaths hit a new winter high. Why?

LA Times  

Claire Altieri sets up a testing site for coronavirus variants at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. “Deaths are high, and it’s really upsetting,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday. COVID-19 “did seem relatively flat over the holidays,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan said during a webinar Tuesday, and officials are hopeful …

Workers in L.A. County should wear masks indoors to prevent COVID surge, officials say
1 year, 11 months ago

Workers in L.A. County should wear masks indoors to prevent COVID surge, officials say

LA Times  

Faced with the possibility of another COVID-19 surge stemming from parties and travel over the winter holiday season, Los Angeles County health officials are urging workers and students to wear masks in indoor public settings for at least 10 days once they return to work and school. “The holiday season by its very nature brings increased risk of exposure, including …

‘A lot of viruses running around’: L.A. County hospital beds at lowest availability since pandemic began
2 years ago

‘A lot of viruses running around’: L.A. County hospital beds at lowest availability since pandemic began

LA Times  

Vivian Solorio sits with her son Samuel Avila, who is almost 3 months, in the Emergency Department of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles on Friday. “It’s reasonable to speculate that part of the reason for the low number of available hospital beds is due to many patients seeking care that may have been delayed during …

COVID-19 cases are starting to drop in L.A. Will the decline last?
2 years ago

COVID-19 cases are starting to drop in L.A. Will the decline last?

LA Times  

Shoppers make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles on Dec. 6. “Almost three years into the pandemic, there could be a sense of resignation with the ebbs and flow of transmission,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a recent briefing. L.A. County’s weekly case rate last week reached a seasonal high of 272 for every …

L.A. County facing a full-blown coronavirus surge as cases double, deaths rise
2 years ago

L.A. County facing a full-blown coronavirus surge as cases double, deaths rise

LA Times  

If coronavirus rates continue to rise, Los Angeles could see a return to indoor mask mandates. “We are seeing a rapid acceleration again,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in an interview Tuesday. L.A. County was on the brink of issuing new masking rules during the summer Omicron surge, but narrowly avoided doing so when cases and hospitalizations …

COVID-19 cases in most populous US county surge to highest levels: media
2 years ago

COVID-19 cases in most populous US county surge to highest levels: media

China Daily  

A Chevron gas station sign displays the price of gas next to a man doing COVID-19 testing on Sept 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES - COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, have surged to highest levels since summer wave, local media reported on Thursday, citing official data. The US …

How close is L.A. County to a new COVID-19 mask mandate? Here is what we know
2 years ago

How close is L.A. County to a new COVID-19 mask mandate? Here is what we know

LA Times  

Michele Crossan, right, checks the temperature of Los Angeles County polling station staff members in Norwalk on Nov. 3. CASES: L.A. County’s coronavirus case rate has been increasing since late October and is now triple what it was in the autumn low. Should hospital measures worsen, L.A. County could be on track for the return of a mandatory mask mandate …

L.A. County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order
2 years ago

L.A. County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order

LA Times  

Herb Smith, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Mission, gives masks to Carmen Santiago and Juanita Glover, left, on skid row in downtown Los Angeles in this 2020 photo. “These numbers clearly demonstrate that COVID is still with us,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday. “It would mean that hospitalizations are really going up very, very …

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in L.A. County, even amid ‘milder’ Omicron surge
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in L.A. County, even amid ‘milder’ Omicron surge

LA Times  

The coronavirus continues to play an outsized role in the mortality rate in Los Angeles County, new data from the Department of Public Health show. By contrast, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the nation’s most populous county in the first six months of 2021, a span that includes the deadliest surge of the 2½-year pandemic. COVID-19 was …

L.A. County gives COVID shots at home. Advocates fear ‘people just don’t know about this’
2 years, 2 months ago

L.A. County gives COVID shots at home. Advocates fear ‘people just don’t know about this’

LA Times  

Licensed vocational nurse Angela Tapia prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at the home of Louis Salazar Jr., 64, left, and his father, Louis Salazar Sr., 90. My concern is, how many more people don’t know about the program?” And with winter approaching, “there is concern that the surge is coming — and that there’s going to …

California enjoying ‘good COVID weather’ now. But a tough winter could be coming
2 years, 2 months ago

California enjoying ‘good COVID weather’ now. But a tough winter could be coming

LA Times  

Metro Chief Executive Stephanie Wiggins, left, and other passengers wear masks while inside a Metro train in August as it leaves the Expo/Crenshaw station in Los Angeles. “If our vaccinations don’t work, because we have a new variant or the new variant evades a lot of protections, you’re going to want to put your mask back on, because that’s going …

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Sept. 20. At a time when vaccines, boosters, medications and antibody treatments are plentiful, when hospitals have the bandwidth to care for patients who are seriously ill, and when, as White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said, “most COVID-19 deaths are preventable,” you’ve got to wonder: Who is dying of COVID-19 now? …

Los Angeles clinic diluted more than 2,000 doses of COVID vaccine
2 years, 3 months ago

Los Angeles clinic diluted more than 2,000 doses of COVID vaccine

LA Times  

Clínica Romero medical staff in Los Angeles walk to the area where the COVID-19 vaccine was being given to patients in February 2021. The incident, first reported by L.A. Taco, was confirmed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and Clínica Romero, the federally qualified health center where the mix-up took place. “We were in contact immediately and …

L.A. County drops out of high COVID-19 level as surge eases
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A. County drops out of high COVID-19 level as surge eases

LA Times  

People, many wearing masks, wait to buy tickets for the Mega Millions lottery at Bluebird Liquor on July 29 in Hawthorne. Los Angeles County officially moved out of the high COVID-19 community level Thursday as one top state health official expressed hope that California is at the end of the pandemic’s latest wave. “While we’re greatly encouraged by the decline …

L.A. County goes it alone in push for new coronavirus mask rules, igniting familiar debate
2 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County goes it alone in push for new coronavirus mask rules, igniting familiar debate

LA Times  

A masked traveler walks through the main lobby of Los Angeles’ Union Station on July 12. Sustained growth in coronavirus-positive hospitalizations has Los Angeles County on the brink of a new public indoor mask mandate, a move officials say could help curb still-widespread transmission, but it has raised some concerns among business groups and sparked questions about its necessity. Although …

L.A. is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join?
2 years, 5 months ago

L.A. is headed for a new COVID mask mandate. Will other counties join?

LA Times  

With the coronavirus resurgent and cases and hospitalizations on the rise, Los Angeles is poised to become the first Southern California county to reinstate mandatory public indoor masking. “To protect those at high risk, we are recommending that OC residents continue masking in public, indoor settings, especially those who are at high risk or living with loved ones who have …

Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California
2 years, 5 months ago

Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California

LA Times  

Three men wear masks while walking through Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Although hospitals in L.A. County are not overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, Ferrer has said reinstating a universal mask mandate should hospitalizations continue to rise is prudent. “The time to slow transmission is actually when you start seeing indicators that you’re having more utilization at your hospitals.” Ferrer …

L.A. County coronavirus deaths rising fast as ultra-contagious BA.5 fuels infection wave
2 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County coronavirus deaths rising fast as ultra-contagious BA.5 fuels infection wave

LA Times  

Some commuters choose to use masks at Union Station in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about COVID right now, including that, at this point, it only causes mild illness,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “Unfortunately, this isn’t true.” For all the observations that Omicron is less likely to cause severe illness than …

With ultra-contagious BA.5 rising, how close is L.A. to an indoor COVID mask mandate?
2 years, 5 months ago

With ultra-contagious BA.5 rising, how close is L.A. to an indoor COVID mask mandate?

LA Times  

People wear masks while waiting in line for COVID-19 tests in Los Angeles in January. However, it is looking more likely, as cases and admissions have continued to increase, that we’ll enter the high community level designation later this month,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday. Assuming L.A. County were to enter the high COVID-19 community level …

L.A. County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year. Overdoses are largely to blame
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year. Overdoses are largely to blame

LA Times  

From April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, 1,988 deaths of homeless people were reported in L.A. County, including 715 overdose deaths. Deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County soared by 56% in the year after the start of the pandemic, driven primarily by an increase in overdoses, according to a study published this month. The numbers in L.A. …

Despite coronavirus uptick, there’s hope L.A. County can avoid another surge
2 years, 8 months ago

Despite coronavirus uptick, there’s hope L.A. County can avoid another surge

LA Times  

Despite a recent rise in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County’s public health director said this week she remained hopeful the region could avoid another major spike by taking sensible precautions. Ferrer said L.A. County would require masks again if the region’s coronavirus-positive hospitalizations numbers hit a threshold set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our hope is …

Greater Los Angeles homeless count resumes after pandemic-related hiatus
2 years, 10 months ago

Greater Los Angeles homeless count resumes after pandemic-related hiatus

LA Times  

Volunteers look for homeless people while participating in the annual Greater Los Angeles homeless count at the North Hollywood Recreation Center on Jan. 21, 2020. After a yearlong hiatus during the pandemic, thousands of volunteers will fan out across Los Angeles County this week to conduct the annual count of the region’s homeless population. Known as the “point-in-time” homeless count, …

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines
2 years, 10 months ago

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines

LA Times  

“The extraordinarily high case rate has not caused a similar high increase in deaths among residents compared to our previous surges. We attribute these lower numbers to very high vaccination rates amongst nursing home residents,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Los Angeles County’s nursing homes have observed an extraordinary increase in coronavirus case rates during the Omicron …

L.A. County continues to report decline in coronavirus cases but officials urge caution at events
2 years, 10 months ago

L.A. County continues to report decline in coronavirus cases but officials urge caution at events

LA Times  

A healthcare worker waves his hand as he calls up the next person in line at a COVID-19 testing site operated by CORE in Los Angeles on Jan. 4. Los Angeles County health officials Saturday reported that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant was abating but urged people to continue to take precautions, especially in …

L.A. County seeing more fatalities from Omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County seeing more fatalities from Omicron as COVID-19 deaths climb

LA Times  

Deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County have soared over the last week, with officials saying most of the recent fatalities appear to be from the Omicron variant. Of 102 deaths reported Thursday — the highest single-day tally since March 10 — 90% involved people who became ill with COVID-19 after Christmas, and 80% were among those who fell ill …

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue

LA Times  

Health officials on Saturday reported more encouraging signs that the Omicron wave may be past its peak in Los Angeles County, though the coronavirus is still circulating widely and a large number of people are becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. The small decreases in new cases, hospitalizations and the test positivity rate suggest the coronavirus is no longer spreading exponentially, …

L.A. County sees 10-month high in COVID death rate
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County sees 10-month high in COVID death rate

LA Times  

Los Angeles County saw an average of 40 coronavirus deaths a day over the past week, the highest such rate in nearly 10 months, a sign that the prolific Omicron variant may be deadlier than many initially believed. Just in the last week, L.A. County’s number of ICU patients with COVID-19 soared past the peak of the earlier Delta surge. …

COVID-19 deaths rise in L.A. County, but officials blame Delta more than Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 deaths rise in L.A. County, but officials blame Delta more than Omicron

LA Times  

Marylou Samora is a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday she believes there are still people infected with the previously dominant Delta variant who have been dying in L.A. County’s hospitals. New data from Southern California are providing further evidence that the Omicron variant is causing less severe illness than Delta, …

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic

LA Times  

Los Angeles continued to see an Omicron-fueled surge in coronavirus cases Saturday, as staffing shortages necessitated the deployment of California National Guard troops to testing sites and led the state to permit hospitals to relax rules about letting infected workers return to work. County public health officials said they had recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases over the past …

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter

LA Times  

Registered nurse Akiko Gordon, left, and respiratory therapist Janssen Redondo tend to a COVID-19 patient inside the ICU at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on Friday. The number of coronavirus-positive patients has spiked dramatically across Southern California since Christmas — but some health officials are noting important differences in how the latest surge is playing out …

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’

LA Times  

Los Angeles County reported another surge in coronavirus cases Friday, prompting health officials to urge residents to curtail large New Year’s celebrations. “The days ahead will be extraordinarily challenging for all of us as we face extraordinarily high case numbers reflecting widespread transmission of the virus,” Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County’s public health director, said in a statement Friday. “Throughout the …

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron

LA Times  

A jump in child COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York is a warning to get more children vaccinated in California and elsewhere as the Omicron variant continues to surge, according to California health officials. “Interestingly, the duration of hospital stay was lower, the need for oxygen was lower,” Fauci said on ABC’s “This Week.” Still, because Omicron is causing such a …

L.A. County says no lockdown needed now as California requires boosters for health workers
3 years ago

L.A. County says no lockdown needed now as California requires boosters for health workers

LA Times  

Matthew Meraz walks Santee Alley with his cat, Mowgli, on Dec. 20, while visiting with family members. Despite the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Los Angeles County’s top health official said Tuesday that no lockdowns are planned at this time, as vaccines and other safety measures remain strong tools to combat the new threat. To those who ask …

With hospitals full, Central California pleading to send COVID-19 patients to L.A.
3 years, 1 month ago

With hospitals full, Central California pleading to send COVID-19 patients to L.A.

LA Times  

For every 100,000 residents, Fresno County has 22 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals; while L.A. and Orange counties have six. “We don’t have enough hospitals to serve the population and the needs,” said Dr. Rais Vohra, the Fresno County interim health officer. Vaccination rates are still relatively low, and in Fresno County, the region’s most populous county, the COVID-19 hospitalization …

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign

LA Times  

August Lopez, 6, holds his 8-year-old sister Ruby’s hand as she gets her COVID-19 vaccine at Arleta High School on Monday. Health officials have been warning about a potential new rise in COVID-19 in California as seniors who got their shots last winter — and haven’t received a booster shot — may start to see their immunity wane, leaving them …

What a COVID-19 pill could mean for California
3 years, 1 month ago

What a COVID-19 pill could mean for California

LA Times  

Merck’s new antiviral medication, molnupiravir, could become vital to millions of COVID-19 patients around the world. Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at UC San Francisco, said the pill will likely “prevent hospitals from getting overloaded if we ever have another surge.” He added that “it’s probably most valuable for unvaccinated people, who have the highest risk …

What sways homeless people to get COVID-19 shots? It could be other homeless people
3 years, 2 months ago

What sways homeless people to get COVID-19 shots? It could be other homeless people

LA Times  

It was a familiar voice that coaxed Kimberly Conti to step out, barefoot, from the back of the hulking former bookmobile parked in an industrial corner of Lincoln Heights. “It means more to have someone they’ve lived with and spent time with say, ‘I got mine, and it wasn’t a big deal.’” A team from L.A. County Health Services works …

Halloween still presents scary COVID-19 risk. How you can celebrate safely
3 years, 2 months ago

Halloween still presents scary COVID-19 risk. How you can celebrate safely

LA Times  

California’s summertime coronavirus surge is in full retreat — much to the relief of families looking to scare up some Halloween fun in just a few weeks. During an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, said outdoor trick-or-treating can be done safely this year — though he added …

L.A. considers sweeping COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, gyms, malls and salons
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A. considers sweeping COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, gyms, malls and salons

LA Times  

Bennett Erickson, left, serves Anthony Trapanese and Caitlin Forst after checking their vaccination status at Sunset Beer in Echo Park. Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday will consider a sweeping law requiring adult customers to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to enter a wide array of public places, including indoor restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, shopping centers, museums, movie theaters and …

As COVID infections continue to decline, L.A. County approaches 26,000 deaths
3 years, 3 months ago

As COVID infections continue to decline, L.A. County approaches 26,000 deaths

LA Times  

Infections, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 have continued to decline in Los Angeles County. As we mark the saddest of milestones, acknowledging the loss of just under 26,000 of our L.A. County family and friends, we extend our thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving and remain singularly focused on ending this pandemic,” L.A. County Public Health Director …

L.A. County records big drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
3 years, 3 months ago

L.A. County records big drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations

LA Times  

Sarith Mey, center left, a pharmacist graduate intern with Rite Aid, administers a shot to student Fritzi Bui, 29, during a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Cal State Dominguez Hills. From Sept. 5 to 11, the average coronavirus case rate among unvaccinated Californians who were at least 16 years old was about 63 per 100,000 people per day — nearly …

COVID-19 cases are falling. So why is L.A. imposing vaccine rules at bars, theme parks?
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 cases are falling. So why is L.A. imposing vaccine rules at bars, theme parks?

LA Times  

Universal Studios Hollywood welcomed guests back to the theme park in April. “This is a reasonable path forward that will position us to be better able to break the cycle of surges,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. is to continue our vaccine efforts.” Regarding L.A. County’s forthcoming vaccine verification plan, Newsom indicated the state …

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