‘Alarming’ disparities leave parts of L.A. County hit hard by COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Alarming’ disparities leave parts of L.A. County hit hard by COVID-19

LA Times  

Maria Mejia, left, a community health outreach worker with Soledad Enrichment Action, provides information about COVID-19 vaccines to Cynthia Herrela and her mother, Rosa Gudino, seated, at a restaurant in Boyle Heights. Data analyzed by Los Angeles County public health officials showed disturbing inequities in the disproportionate toll COVID-19 was causing for Black and Latino residents, as well as people living in poorer neighborhoods. “Regardless of vaccination status, living in an area with high poverty was associated with a substantially higher risk for hospitalization.” Many Black and Latino residents, as well as low-income residents, in L.A. County live in areas with less access to resources such as hospitals and pharmacies. Between Jan. 23 and Feb. 5, for every 100,000 unvaccinated residents in each racial and ethnic group, 47 Latino residents died, compared with 32 white, 22 Black and 16 Asian American residents. Where people live and work clearly has a tremendous impact on their risk of exposure, and the availability of health-affirming resources.” The differing effects of COVID-19 on Black and brown communities, as well as low-income areas, probably helps explain the dynamics on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, which has been divided over how quickly to lift the indoor mask mandate in the nation’s most populous county.

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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 …

‘Sobering’: L.A.’s Black, Latino kids under 5 are far behind on COVID-19 vaccinations
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Sobering’: L.A.’s Black, Latino kids under 5 are far behind on COVID-19 vaccinations

LA Times  

Black and Latino children in Los Angeles County younger than 5 have COVID-19 vaccination rates in the single digits, reflecting a broad trend nationwide that has public health experts concerned and seeking ways to boost those figures. L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the “sobering data” around young children’s vaccine rates shows “we have a lot of work …

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 …

Californians working while sick with COVID-19, fooled by mild symptoms
2 years, 4 months ago

Californians working while sick with COVID-19, fooled by mild symptoms

LA Times  

Jeremy Oyague, a registered nurse with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, administers a COVID-19 booster at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. When case rates are at this level, “it’s still recommended to layer in precautions that we have all become familiar with during the pandemic, including masking indoors, staying home and getting tested when ill, making …

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
2 years, 8 months ago

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Associated Press  

Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups …

Racial split on COVID-19 precautions endures as restrictions ease in U.S.
2 years, 8 months ago

Racial split on COVID-19 precautions endures as restrictions ease in U.S.

LA Times  

Black and Latino Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups …

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 …

Is L.A. witnessing the end of the ‘Latino paradox’?
2 years, 8 months ago

Is L.A. witnessing the end of the ‘Latino paradox’?

LA Times  

Family and friends mourn at a service for Julio Aguilar, who died after contracting COVID-19, in December 2020 in East Los Angeles. Garcia argued that the overall numbers for Latinos need to be broken down further to unmask even starker disparities in mortality rates within the Latino population, including for marginalized groups such as “the undocumented immigrants, the uninsured, the …

Op-Ed: Cuts to COVID relief programs are coming. Once again Latinos will bear the brunt of the effect
2 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: Cuts to COVID relief programs are coming. Once again Latinos will bear the brunt of the effect

LA Times  

Last week President Biden signed a new government spending bill into law. As has been true throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the people likely to suffer most from these changes to COVID relief programs are communities of color, especially Latinos. Even without the cuts to COVID spending by the government, it is important to determine what policy responses are needed federally …

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge
2 years, 9 months ago

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge

LA Times  

Is California doing enough to prepare for a potential increase in cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 this spring? Los Angeles County isn’t seeing as high of a percentage of BA.2 cases as places like New York and Chicago, but the L.A. County Department of Public Health is saying nationwide trends suggest that Angelenos “should be prepared to mitigate the …

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines
2 years, 11 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 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 …

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

‘I see a lot of COVID and a lot of Omicron’: California warned of coming wave
3 years ago

‘I see a lot of COVID and a lot of Omicron’: California warned of coming wave

LA Times  

With the Christmas holidays approaching, California officials are warning of heightened dangers from a winter surge driven by the combined Delta and Omicron variants. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing indications of a winter surge on the heels of the Thanksgiving holiday,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Omicron has now been detected in all sewage areas monitored by Santa Clara …

L.A. County falls far behind Bay Area in vaccinating Black, Latino residents
3 years ago

L.A. County falls far behind Bay Area in vaccinating Black, Latino residents

LA Times  

Fox, president of the Los Angeles 500 chapter of the California School Employees Assn., receives her first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccination from registered nurse Sosse Bedrossian in March. Los Angeles County’s vaccination numbers in communities of color now lag significantly behind several San Francisco Bay Area counties — including San Francisco, Alameda and Santa Clara — data show, despite …

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 …

As more L.A. County Black and Latino men get the COVID-19 vaccine, distrust lingers
3 years, 1 month ago

As more L.A. County Black and Latino men get the COVID-19 vaccine, distrust lingers

LA Times  

Drew Bullock provides information and combats misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines to his Twitter and YouTube followers. “I think when it comes to specifically Black men and our distrust in the medical industry, by not getting vaccinated we’re causing a Tuskegee 2.0,” Bullock said. He also wanted to go back to the clubs, parties and his alma mater North Carolina …

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization says less than half of people in the Americas are fully vaccinated. Following two consecutive months of decline, COVID-19 infections are rising again in some countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization has said, cautioning that uneven vaccination rates across the region continue to be a problem. Concerns have been rising that despite …

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Unvaccinated teens in L.A. are more likely to test positive for coronavirus than adults
3 years, 2 months ago

Unvaccinated teens in L.A. are more likely to test positive for coronavirus than adults

LA Times  

Unvaccinated teenagers have been more likely to test positive for the coronavirus than unvaccinated adults in Los Angeles County, officials said. “The highest case rates have been among unvaccinated teens, who were eight times more likely than vaccinated teens to test positive for COVID and are important drivers of transmission across our communities,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer …

California’s health care gaps skyrocketed along racial lines in 2020
3 years, 2 months ago

California’s health care gaps skyrocketed along racial lines in 2020

Salon  

When directors at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research first studied the results of the center's 2020 health survey in California, they weren't shocked. Despite a record number of Californians carrying health insurance last year, the percentage of Black residents who said they didn't have a regular place to go for health care or advice skyrocketed. Both Black and …

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 …

Unvaccinated Black and Latino residents have the highest COVID-19 rates, L.A. County says
3 years, 3 months ago

Unvaccinated Black and Latino residents have the highest COVID-19 rates, L.A. County says

LA Times  

Los Angeles County on Saturday reported 28 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the death total to 26,308 countywide since the pandemic began, with total reported infections around 1.5 million. Black and Latino residents who remain unvaccinated have Los Angeles County’s highest rate of COVID-19 infections, while unvaccinated white residents have the highest death rates, the public health department said. …

California COVID death rates higher in least-vaccinated areas
3 years, 3 months ago

California COVID death rates higher in least-vaccinated areas

LA Times  

Residents in rural California counties with low vaccination rates died from COVID-19 at significantly higher rates during the summer Delta coronavirus variant surge than those in better-vaccinated regions such as the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California, a Los Angeles Times data analysis has found. Santa Clara County reported one of California’s lowest summertime COVID-19 death rates — 5 …

COVID vaccine disinformation a big reason behind low inoculation rates, officials say
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID vaccine disinformation a big reason behind low inoculation rates, officials say

LA Times  

Alan Antolin administers a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Steven Katz at a mobile clinic set up by McDonald’s and the California Department of Public Health in the parking lot behind a restaurant on Diamond Bar Boulevard in Diamond Bar. “Although the report was false, farmworkers saw that in their 6 p.m. news and automatically thought, ‘Well, what if …

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

COVID deaths severely undercounted among communities of color, new study finds
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID deaths severely undercounted among communities of color, new study finds

Salon  

In the early months of COVID-19's spread across the U.S. last year, researchers and journalists began tracking an obvious trend: The virus was decimating communities of color, lower income neighborhoods and those living in crowded, sometimes multigenerational settings. In a research letter published last week in JAMA Network Open, the study's authors suggest that about 20% of excess deaths in …

Black L.A. residents have highest COVID hospitalization rate: ‘A deplorable reality’
3 years, 3 months ago

Black L.A. residents have highest COVID hospitalization rate: ‘A deplorable reality’

LA Times  

Black residents have the highest rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations among all racial and ethnic groups in Los Angeles County, new data show, a troubling disparity even as hospitalization rates for all groups have stabilized or started to decline. “A long history of inadequate access to the essential resources that support optimal health has resulted in Black residents across L.A. County …

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 vaccination rates lag in younger Black and Latino residents in L.A. County
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 vaccination rates lag in younger Black and Latino residents in L.A. County

LA Times  

COVID-19 vaccinations are lagging the most in younger Black and Latino residents of Los Angeles County. Vaccination rates among L.A. County’s Black residents up to age 49 remain below 50%, and rates among Latino residents in the same age group remain below 60%, health officials said this week. These rates are far below that of older Black and Latino residents, …

Younger unvaccinated Californians increasingly hospitalized with COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Younger unvaccinated Californians increasingly hospitalized with COVID-19

LA Times  

As the Delta variant brought another wave of COVID-19 infections this summer, the age of those being hospitalized with the illness has dropped significantly in some parts of California compared to earlier surges. Dr. Rais Vohra, Fresno County’s interim health officer, said people are “in so much danger if you’re not vaccinated right now.” “We really are seeing just many, …

Pandemic concerns may prime people to discriminate against Asians and Latinos
3 years, 4 months ago

Pandemic concerns may prime people to discriminate against Asians and Latinos

LA Times  

Members of the group Asians With Attitudes prepare to patrol in Oakland’s Chinatown district amid a rising tide of anti-Asian violence. “Additionally, although many consider East Asians the primary victims of COVID-19-related racism, has pandemic-related discrimination affected other racial/ethnic minority groups as well?” Questions like these are difficult to answer, because asking people directly whether they engage in discriminatory behavior …

Hospitals see more unvaccinated, younger, healthier people with COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Hospitals see more unvaccinated, younger, healthier people with COVID-19

LA Times  

Dr. Anita Sircar hurries through the COVID-19 unit inside Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance this month. “These findings suggest that vaccination contributes to a less severe course of hospitalization among people who end up infected with COVID,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “Fully vaccinated people who were sick enough to require hospitalization were much …

California health officials report signs of ‘encouraging’ Covid trends but warn residents not to let their guard down
3 years, 4 months ago

California health officials report signs of ‘encouraging’ Covid trends but warn residents not to let their guard down

CNN  

CNN — California health officials say the number of new Covid-19 infections reported statewide appears to be leveling off and recent trends are showing “encouraging” signs following a surge of cases and hospitalizations driven by the Delta variant. In Los Angeles County, which is leading the state in Covid-19 hospitalizations, health officials said this week the Covid-19 infection rate among …

L.A. County reports more than 4,200 new coronavirus cases as Delta variant continues to spread
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. County reports more than 4,200 new coronavirus cases as Delta variant continues to spread

LA Times  

Dr. David Haim Bolour, center, explains the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 to a visitor at a stall set up by the L.A. County Department of Public Health at Ted Watkins Memorial Park. Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday reported 4,229 new coronavirus cases and 21 related deaths as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread, noting …

Latino and Black victims account for nearly all of L.A.’s surge in homicides
3 years, 4 months ago

Latino and Black victims account for nearly all of L.A.’s surge in homicides

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore calls for community help in solving increasing violent crime in South L.A. alongside other city officials and community leaders in October. In the LAPD’s end-of-year report on 2020 crime, officials noted the unequal spread of violence in the city, writing that Angelenos last year “were being victimized in our most vulnerable neighborhoods.” In a recent speech, …

New alarms over the Delta variant as L.A.’s coronavirus surge worsens
3 years, 5 months ago

New alarms over the Delta variant as L.A.’s coronavirus surge worsens

LA Times  

The coronavirus surge fueled by the Delta variant in Los Angeles County continues to worsen, according to new data released Thursday. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department announced 3,248 new cases, adding that the daily average case rate rose to 15.7 per 100,000 people, compared with 12.9 cases per 100,000 people last week. The science on this variant shows …

Aggressive measures to battle California’s new coronavirus surge: Will they work?
3 years, 5 months ago

Aggressive measures to battle California’s new coronavirus surge: Will they work?

LA Times  

Pedro Antonio Tobar Mendoza gets a COVID-19 vaccination from Jonica Portillo, a registered nurse, at the Pico Union Project on Friday in Los Angeles. That strain, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer warned over the weekend, is “one of the most aggressive and infectious respiratory diseases known, and currently makes up over 80% of sequenced cases in L.A. …

Hospitalizations increasing as L.A. County reports more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases
3 years, 5 months ago

Hospitalizations increasing as L.A. County reports more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases

LA Times  

Marco Figueroa, 42, gets a dose of Pfizer vaccine from nurse Jonica Portillo at the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County health officials reported 2,089 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with hospitalizations rising as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. On Saturday, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer warned that the Delta variant was …

Even the vaccinated must take precautions as L.A. coronavirus surge worsens, officials say
3 years, 5 months ago

Even the vaccinated must take precautions as L.A. coronavirus surge worsens, officials say

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases reaching levels in Los Angeles County not seen since the waning days of the winter surge, public health officials said Thursday that even those who have been vaccinated should take precautions, given how widely the virus is now circulating. In other words, even though half of the county was not fully vaccinated in June, this portion of …

Nightmare for Los Angeles, sees 10-fold increase in Covid cases, hospitalisations spike
3 years, 5 months ago

Nightmare for Los Angeles, sees 10-fold increase in Covid cases, hospitalisations spike

India TV News  

New Covid-19 hospitalisations have spiked in Los Angeles County as test positivity has increased 10-fold over the last five weeks, according to data released by local public health authorities. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 1,233 new cases and two new deaths in the last 24 hours, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. The Los Angeles County …

Tougher tactics targeting the unvaccinated needed to stop new COVID-19 spike, experts say
3 years, 5 months ago

Tougher tactics targeting the unvaccinated needed to stop new COVID-19 spike, experts say

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases rising among the unvaccinated and efforts to get them shots lagging, there is growing belief in some public health circles that more aggressive tactics are needed to get more of the population inoculated. First, sending trusted people in communities to advocate for vaccinations at events and doing door-to-door outreach can do wonders in convincing people to get …

COVID-19 cases surge in L.A. County, fueled by ‘enormously selfish’ unvaccinated
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 cases surge in L.A. County, fueled by ‘enormously selfish’ unvaccinated

LA Times  

Tamara Pitman, 44, left, of Long Beach is vaccinated for COVID-19 by Marc Ocampo during a clinic at the Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus on July 6. “It’s clear that the threat of COVID-19 is still with us and that we are dealing with a more infectious variant that causes it,” county Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis said. …

L.A. County sees new significant rise in COVID-19 cases, 99% involved the unvaccinated
3 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County sees new significant rise in COVID-19 cases, 99% involved the unvaccinated

LA Times  

Los Angeles County officials reported the fourth straight day of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, more troubling evidence that the disease is increasing its spread among the unvaccinated. “Over 99% of the COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths we are seeing are among unvaccinated individuals,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement Monday. Over the …

Unvaccinated people face growing danger as Delta variant stalls herd immunity
3 years, 5 months ago

Unvaccinated people face growing danger as Delta variant stalls herd immunity

LA Times  

Zuly Gomez, 42, right, comforts son Dean, 13, after he received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Mackenzie Waters, left, Wednesday at El Camino College in Torrance. In Los Angeles County, the Delta variant has spread mainly among unvaccinated people. Between June 13 and June 26, for every 100,000 Black residents in L.A. County, 65 …

‘Cause for alarm’: COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen for Black L.A. County residents
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Cause for alarm’: COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen for Black L.A. County residents

LA Times  

Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates are worsening for Los Angeles County’s Black residents, a troubling sign less than a month after California fully reopened its economy. “These disproportionately increasing rates of cases and hospitalizations among Black residents are cause for alarm,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, “and they require strategic actions to prevent increased transmission and illness.” …

Fears that Delta variant could ‘wreak havoc’ in L.A. prompted call to wear masks indoors
3 years, 6 months ago

Fears that Delta variant could ‘wreak havoc’ in L.A. prompted call to wear masks indoors

LA Times  

California is just two weeks into its long-awaited reopening, but already a new coronavirus threat has prompted Los Angeles County health officials to request a voluntary rollback of one of the freedoms fully vaccinated people only recently began to enjoy. “There’s a lot of give-and-take in our communities,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during an interview Tuesday. …

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