With cases and hospitalizations spiking, the focus is increasingly on ramping up vaccinations to protect as many people as possible against infection and illness.
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Tokyo Olympics teeter on the edge of being both a psychological and political drama
A Tokyo Games mired in controversy could cast the Olympic movement into a void that could have consequences that reach all the way to Los Angeles.
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When to mask up, whether to fear a shutdown: What we learned from Thursday’s chat with county health leaders
With COVID-19 cases rising in Santa Cruz County, as they are statewide and nationally, the county’s top health officials…
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‘To protect all of us’: County health leaders issue plea for people to help close the vaccination gap
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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California coronavirus hospitalizations hit highest point in months as Delta spreads
Statewide, the number of coronavirus-positive patients in the hospital more than doubled in the last month, and the rate has climbed further in the last two weeks.
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Debating the ‘Pandemic Games’: How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before they start
The IOC’s decision to hold the Tokyo Olympics amid an ongoing pandemic in Japan has presented a plethora challenges — and positive tests for athletes before the Games have even begun.
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If vaccines are effective against the Delta variant, why would wearing masks indoors be necessary?
L.A. County officials say with COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations growing, they hope reinstituting masking as a social norm will help reduce disease transmission.
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With mask mandate, L.A. County now leads national battle against the Delta variant
‘Anything is on the table if things continue to get worse, which is why we want to take action now,’ the L.A. County health officer said.
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‘You can’t make me!’: Vaccine ‘obstinance’ is fueling Delta variant’s spread across America
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has taken on a decidedly American feel, mainly targeting those who just won’t get vaccinated.
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As Bay Area urges residents to wear masks in indoor public places, Santa Cruz officials deliberate
Doing so would ‘ensure easy verification that all unvaccinated people are masked in those settings,’ officials wrote in a joint statement. In L.A. County it becomes mandatory on Saturday.