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Low vaccination rates among Latino residents may be attributed to the difficulties of making and traveling to appointments and suspicion of the vaccine.
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Gov. Newsom will soon name a replacement for former state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra, who was just confirmed as Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services.
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L.A. County is focusing on second doses, but the bottleneck will be less severe at sites run by the city. L.A. officials say they’ll offer 70,000 shots this week.
In the race to improve vaccination rates in California’s most vulnerable areas, community groups are leading the charge.
Parents say health concerns and an unsatisfactory hybrid learning plan are fueling their reluctance.
As schools in more urban parts of California debate the particulars of reopening campuses, their counterparts in rural Northern California may have lessons to offer.
Los Angeles County public health officials continued to report a decline in coronavirus case numbers Sunday, raising hope that more restrictions on businesses might soon be relaxed.
The pandemic robs Southern California’s Indigenous communities of cultural celebrations.
Students can sit three feet apart in classrooms, instead of four or six, potentially allowing schools to avoid hybrid, part-time schedules. L.A. Unified will stick with six feet.
The pandemic is far from over. But for scores of movie-crazed Angelenos, the reopening of multiplexes signals hope is on the way.
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Young people continue to drive community transmission of the virus, while older people account for most fatalities, county health officials said.
Last March, Gary Handman drew the first of what would add up to 365 cartoons to mark each day of the COVID-19 pandemic. His daily offerings grew to become his “Journal of the Plague Year.”
The physician penned new lyrics to the popular Hamilton song, “My Shot,” to inspire people to get vaccinated.
To date, 23% of Californians have received at least one vaccine dose, putting the state in 33rd place. Johnson & Johnson supplies should increase soon.
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The CDC says pupils can sit 3 feet apart in classrooms, changing from the 6-foot rule that forced some schools to remove desks and stagger scheduling.
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Shelter and housing get people out of homelessness. But L.A. needs expansive programs to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place.
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