COVID-19 Vaccines

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Rancho Cucamonga, CA - December 30: Joseph Monugian, 12, gives a nasal swab test at a COVID19 testing site established by San Bernardino County Department of Public Health at Rancho Cucamonga Sports Center on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Despite rising cases, free coronavirus testing is reduced in L.A. County

Free coronavirus testing is reduced in L.A. County despite rising cases

LYNWOOD, CALIF. - MAR. 16, 2022. Amaya Palestino, 6, gets immunized with the Pfizer vaccine at Hellen Keller Elementary School in Lynwood on Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Coronavirus cases are rising again in L.A., San Diego and San Francisco

File-File photo shows a 87-year-old man getting his booster shot at the vaccination center in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. A-60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against Covid-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst,file)

Considering a COVID booster shot? A German man got nearly 90 of them, police say

FILE - In this April 8, 2021, file photo, a woman at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, receives a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative. COVAX is providing vaccines to countries lacking the clout to negotiate on their own for scarce supplies, but in the past two weeks only 2 million doses have been cleared for shipment to 92 countries. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Nicholas Goldberg: While we line up for a fourth shot, the world’s poor haven’t gotten their first

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Customers wear masks inside a bakery in Chinatown on Sunday, March 13, 2022. As the Omicron surge continues to wane, Los Angeles County has been lifting COVID-19 mandates including indoor masking and vaccine verification in certain settings. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Coronavirus cases are spiking elsewhere. Will L.A. County be hit hard or be spared?

Now is the time to get a second COVID booster shot, L.A. County says

Most Californians favor COVID vaccine requirements even as they’re lifted, poll finds

Q&A: I’m eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot. Should I get it?

Who needs a second COVID-19 booster shot? Here’s what to know

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: Marquis Johnson, 49, is testing for covid19 at the historic First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. L.A. Care Health Plan has partnered with the historic First African Methodist Episcopal Church (FAME) to offer free COVID-19 vaccines, including first, second and booster doses, as well as COVID-19 testing. The free event is open to the public. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Ultra-contagious BA.2 Omicron strain adds urgency to second booster shot

A second booster is especially important for those 65 and older, and those 50 and older with underlying medical conditions, officials say.

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Tracking vaccinations in California

Experts say about most Americans will need to be vaccinated to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. Track California’s progress toward that goal.