Officials are urging California to make it easier to transfer hospital patients to places like L.A. County.
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Supply chain woes trigger shortages of crucial medical devices
Eying the offshore traffic jams at ports and supply chain problems, California hospitals report delays and shortages in medical supplies. Some patients are forced to reuse medical tubes.
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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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UC officially ditches any tests for undergraduate admissions
After doing away with the SAT and ACT in 2020, the University of California said Thursday it would no longer consider using any tests as part of its undergraduate admissions process.
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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.”
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Eight COVID precautions you can leave behind this holiday season
COVID holidays are here again. Now that we know more about the coronavirus, what can we worry less about?
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Cal State requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 — but it’s not evenly enforced
Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But enforcement has varied across the system.
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Do I have to lie to get a COVID-19 booster shot? No, and here’s why
The stumbling block is the criteria listed to qualify for a booster shot when trying to book an appointment. Some have said they don’t qualify for any of the categories.