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Another Round Of At-Home Coronavirus Tests Available To Households

The US federal administration has revealed that another round of at-home coronavirus tests is accessible to all households in the nation for free. It is possible to access the tests after dialling (800) 232-0233 or through the website COVIDtests.gov. The Director of LAC Public Health, Barbara Ferrer, noted that the government made an announcement that...

LAUSD Delays Vaccination Requirement For School Students

The Los Angeles Unified School District will not include the coronavirus vaccine in its immunization requirements for the 2021-22 school year. As per Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s recommendation, the LAUSD Board of Directors voted to make it in line with California. Meanwhile, California decided to delay its vaccine mandate for schools until the FDA approves it...

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Staff Protests After Safety Violations

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center staffers staged a demonstration after their hospital got multiple safety and health violations, which they said made them defenseless in the epidemic period. The SEIU-UHW led the demonstration where Cedars-Sinai Medical Center staffers chanted and held signs that demanded the hospital invest in safety for staffers. The California Division of Occupational Safety...

A Look At California’s Endemic Plan

Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom presented California’s endemic plan to live with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, claiming that there is still no date on which the pandemic ends. With this in mind, California introduced the so-called SMARTER plan. Newsom stated that this plan has made a considerable amount of progress over the last few...

Super Bowl LVI Fans Will Have To Use KN95 Face Masks

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s officials stated that SoFi Stadium would require and offer KN95 face masks for the Super Bowl championship game. Attendees can expect ushers at the stadium to remind Super Bowl fans that face masks are a must always, except when drinking or eating. Since the spike in the COVID-19...

LAC Sees All-Time High COVID-19 Cases

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recorded 27,091 more coronavirus positive cases on December 31, 2021, which is the highest-ever case count for one day. The Omicron strain spreads faster than the earlier coronavirus variants, so the Department told people in Los Angeles to curtail New Year’s celebrations. It also stated that parties...

Council Amends Starting Age Applicable To Vaccine Mandate

Los Angeles children aged between 5 and 11 years will no longer need to show vaccination proof to access indoor environments. The Los Angeles City Council changed its recent vaccine order to make it applicable to Los Angeles citizens aged 12 years or above. This means people of all age groups are not eligible...

Kaiser Permanente’s Nurses Get Ready To Strike

Kaiser Permanente was presented with a ten-day notice as its workers get ready for a protest without working on November 15, 2021. UNAC/UHCP stated that the company’s 21,000 SoCal nurses, midwives, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners would protest this way. Further, 3,400 Oregon Federation of Nurses and Healthcare Professionals...

LAUSD Approves Vaccine Order For Students Aged 12 Years And Above

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s board approved a coronavirus vaccination-related ordinance for students who are aged 12 years and above. They must get their first vaccine dosage on or before November 21, 2021, and their second dosage by December 19, 2021, and wait 14 days to be deemed fully vaccinated. If one of them...

WHO Tracks New Coronavirus Strain ‘Mu’

The WHO is monitoring a coronavirus strain that has demonstrated signs of escaping the immunity made by vaccinations or past coronavirus infections. The so-called Mu strain has been compared to the virus’s Beta variant. Why? Because the WHO reckons that it has mutations that signify possible immune escape properties. Preliminary data from the WHO’s Virus...