Jaclyn Cosgrove is the L.A. County government reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Her coverage focuses primarily on human services, including mental health, child welfare, homelessness, criminal justice reform and indigent care. Previously, she worked as the health reporter at the Oklahoman. She was selected for a 2015-16 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. For her fellowship project, she explored the barriers that low-income, uninsured people with mental illnesses face in finding treatment. Cosgrove is originally from Arpelar, Okla., and graduated from Oklahoma State University. Send her tips privately on Signal at (213) 222-6625.
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COVID-19 vaccinations will be given at five sites: Pomona Fairplex, the Forum, Cal State Northridge, L.A. County Office of Education and Six Flags.
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The clarification comes after reports that county policy called for opened doses to be discarded if the intended recipients didn’t keep their appointments.
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Los Angeles County hit another distressing milestone Tuesday, surpassing 11,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic as officials warned conditions will only get worse in the coming weeks.
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Grocery and drugstore workers in unincorporated L.A. County would receive an additional $5 an hour if the county Board of Supervisors approves a proposal.
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California registered more than 74,000 new coronavirus cases Monday — 11% higher than the previous record for a single day.
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Hospitals in lower-income, densely populated and nonwhite communities face the greatest challenge in providing care, a Times data analysis finds.
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County churches can hold indoor services but must still comply with rules on social distancing and masks.
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Here’s a timeline of when the general public can expect to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The first COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in California this week. Here is how officials plan to handle the first wave of vaccinations.
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The goal is to vaccinate as many essential healthcare workers as possible in hopes of completing the first step of the county’s plan by January’s end.