LA County reports 1st presumptive case of monkeypox
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County on Thursday confirmed its first presumptive case of monkeypox infection. At this time the county is awaiting final confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to health officials, the patient is an adult resident who recently traveled and had a known close contact to a case. […]
Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Now they’re facing a mental health crisis
COVID hospitalizations and deaths may be down from their surge peaks, but the nation’s hospitals and clinics still face a population in crisis: the healthcare workers themselves. Overworked medical professionals, who risked their health and their families’ well-being to help patients through the pandemic, are now dealing with a public that is increasingly distrustful in a politicized environment where hospital violence […]
Forget ‘stealth omicron.’ A new COVID variant could soon be dominant in N.J.
Forget ‘stealth omicron.’ A new COVID variant could soon be dominant in N.J. https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/05/forget-stealth-omicron-a-new-covid-variant-could-soon-be-dominant-in-nj.html
LA County sees slight drop in COVID hospitalizations
LA County sees slight drop in COVID hospitalizationshttps://heysocal.com/2022/05/23/la-county-sees-slight-drop-in-covid-hospitalizations/
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Coronavirus cases in California rising fast, with some regions seeing infections double
The number of coronavirus cases in California has significantly worsened this past week, hitting a level not seen since the winter’s Omicron surge and raising concerns about the possibility of a big jump in infections this summer. Weekly coronavirus cases roughly doubled across wide swaths of California, including Riverside and Santa Barbara counties, as well […]
COVID Positivity Tops 20% in Hot NYC Neighborhood as 5th Wave Intensifies
The COVID-19 transmission rate in New York City is up 20% in the last week and nearly 90% in the last month, to the same levels as late January. COVID positivity rates in parts of New York City are back over 20% as the 5th wave of the pandemic spreads throughout the state, driven by a highly […]
NYC Raises COVID Alert Level as New Cases Surpass Key Threshold; Manhattan Fuels Jump
New York City raised its COVID alert level to medium on Monday as cases surpassed a rate of 200 per 100,000 people in the five boroughs, health officials said. It marks the first time the health department has adjusted that level since debuting the new system under Mayor Eric Adams’ administration earlier this year. Manhattan and Staten […]
Moderna exec says company could have Omicron booster ready in March
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) could have a COVID-19 booster shot targeting the Omicron variant tested and ready to file for U.S. authorization as soon as March, the company’s president said on Wednesday. Moderna President Stephen Hoge said he believes booster shots carrying genes specifically targeting mutations in the newly-discovered Omicron variant would […]
End of federal transportation mask mandate greeted with confusion, relief
Marty Chavez stepped into the terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for his flight to Ohio early Tuesday and frantically began to search for his mask. He turned to a United Airlines employee standing nearby and asked if he had a spare. “Sir, the mandate has been lifted,” the worker said. “You don’t have to […]
