In people who got a booster shot, levels of neutralizing antibodies exceeded the peak that followed two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
Los Angeles Times
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Omicron variant adds new peril to holiday season in California and beyond
The Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa, has more mutations than any scientists have seen, including some that could make it less susceptible to immunity generated from previous infections or vaccines.
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‘There is nothing alive on that tree’: Inside a giant sequoia grove scorched by the KNP Complex fire
Most of the giant sequoias killed by the KNP Complex fire were in a single grove, where flames might have blanketed the tops of the trees that rise more than 250 feet.
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California’s coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland
It’s a pattern that has experts concerned and could have serious implications for how a coronavirus winter surge could spread through various regions of the state.
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It’s the first holiday season with COVID vaccines and boosters. But case rates are climbing
“I’m hopeful that it won’t be as bad as last winter — but it could still be really, really bad,” one infectious disease expert said. “The people we are least worried about are the ones seeking out the vaccines. We know that boosters can cut down a vaccinated person’s risk even more. But if that’s all we focus on, we are still leaving dangerous gaps in immunity.”
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With hospitals full, Central California pleading to send COVID-19 patients to L.A.
Officials are urging California to make it easier to transfer hospital patients to places like L.A. County.
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Colorado’s COVID-19 surge is an urgent warning for California
In both states, roughly 63% of all residents are fully vaccinated. But California has one of the best coronavirus case rates in the U.S. and Colorado has one of the worst.
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Kamala Harris makes history, again, as first woman with presidential power — for 85 minutes
Vice President Kamala Harris temporarily served as commander in chief Friday while President Joe Biden was under anesthesia for a colonoscopy.
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Sixty-foot waves exploded off the Pacific Coast during October’s bomb cyclone
October’s bomb cyclone generated massive waves along with heavy rain and high winds, but according to a summary by the National Weather Service in Monterey, forecasters were most impressed by the amount of wave energy pushing up onto the beaches.
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Fresh look at earliest COVID cases points to live-animal market as most likely source
One researcher who uses genetic sequences to study the spread of disease said a newly published reconstruction of the coronavirus and its connection to Wuhan, China, makes clear that “most early cases occur near the market, identifying it as an early epicenter.”