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California plans dramatic push of COVID-19 booster shots, vaccinations
3 years, 3 months ago

California plans dramatic push of COVID-19 booster shots, vaccinations

LA Times  

With millions of Californians slated to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster, the state is planning to dramatically ramp up its inoculation rate. Officials unveiled a new COVID-19 Vaccine Action Plan on Thursday — just hours before the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said a third Pfizer-BioNTech dose should be given …

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California aims to fully reopen its economy June 15
3 years, 8 months ago

California aims to fully reopen its economy June 15

LA Times  

Sawyer Livsey, visiting from San Francisco with his family, bowls at Bowlero Los Angeles bowling alley in Westchester which reopened on Tuesday. “So this is a big day.” June 15 is expected to be the end of California’s current reopening roadmap, which sorts counties into one of four color-coded tiers based on three metrics: coronavirus case rates, adjusted based on …

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L.A. County COVID-19 vaccine supply will tighten due to Johnson & Johnson shortage
3 years, 9 months ago

L.A. County COVID-19 vaccine supply will tighten due to Johnson & Johnson shortage

LA Times  

In the coming weeks, Los Angeles County’s supply of COVID-19 vaccine will tighten because of an expected shortage of shots manufactured by Johnson & Johnson — just as people with underlying health conditions become eligible for inoculations. That’s a manufacturing production issue,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Tuesday, warning that the vaccine supply in March will be …

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One L.A. County hospital ICU is operating at triple its capacity amid COVID-19 surge
3 years, 11 months ago

One L.A. County hospital ICU is operating at triple its capacity amid COVID-19 surge

LA Times  

The 172-bed Memorial Hospital of Gardena has been in various levels of internal disaster status since March. The 172-bed medical center has been in various levels of “internal disaster status” since March, and the latest coronavirus surge is manifesting in alarming but increasingly familiar ways — including shortages of home oxygen supplies that are delaying the discharge of many COVID-19 …

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L.A. County has fewer than 100 ICU beds available, and the worst is yet to come, officials say
4 years ago

L.A. County has fewer than 100 ICU beds available, and the worst is yet to come, officials say

LA Times  

Intensive care unit beds across Southern California are plummeting to critical levels, with capacity falling to 1% in Ventura County and 0% in Riverside County while Los Angeles County — home to 10 million people — had fewer than 100 beds available. “Our reality is frightening at the moment,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “The best thing …

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New California COVID-19 stay-at-home order: What to know
4 years ago

New California COVID-19 stay-at-home order: What to know

LA Times  

Martha Ortiz of Hawthorne carries her two Yorkie terriers while shopping at Plaza Mexico in Lynwood. What closes once a region hits this threshold Outdoor restaurant dining Hair salons, barbershops, nail salons and other personal care services Playgrounds Outdoor cardrooms and satellite wagering and casinos Outdoor museums, zoos and aquariums Outdoor movie theaters Outdoor wineries Overnight stays at campgrounds Food, …

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New rules keep Disneyland and many other California theme parks closed for now
4 years, 2 months ago

New rules keep Disneyland and many other California theme parks closed for now

LA Times  

Knott’s Berry Farm is closed in Orange County. Facing increased pressure from business owners and politicians in places with theme parks, California released protocols for operating the parks, giving destinations such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and Knott’s Berry Farm a path to reopening that is tied to how well each park’s home county throttles the spread of the coronavirus. “I …

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Hospitals face ‘an explosion of Covid’ and signs of another surge as coronavirus case numbers climb
4 years, 5 months ago

Hospitals face ‘an explosion of Covid’ and signs of another surge as coronavirus case numbers climb

CNN  

CNN — Inside a Houston hospital partly transformed into a coronavirus specialty unit, one doctor says he expects to reach capacity in the next 14days. “So sooner or later, within the next two weeks, we’re going to be at full house.” Two facilities within the Harris Health System have had to spread their “load” of patients around, the mayor said. …

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