The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals neared the 1,300 mark at mid-week, continuing a nearly three-month upward trend. In late April, there were roughly 220 COVID-positive […]
Category: COVID-19
Our Weekly has kept readers informed about the Covid-19 pandemic since its beginning. The following is a compilation of stories we have published during the crisis. We urge readers to keep safe, wear a mask and get vaccinated so we can all put an end to this virus.
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FDA authorizes emergency use of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
On July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, adjuvanted for the prevention of COVID-19 caused by severe acute […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Local - AV
Uptick in COVID cases as Public Health urges caution
Los Angeles County by mid-week had logged 18,158 new COVID-19 infections over the past four days, while also recording 39 new deaths, according to figures recently released. The new infections […]
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Senior scams big business in South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles resident Stephanie Grant still remembers the look on her grandmother’s face when she told her she had been scammed out of $10,000. “She was in shock. I […]
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Health experts debunk COVID-19 vaccine myths
As the world is moving on from COVID-19, the government and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are still urging people to vaccinate. First, it started with adults […]
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Public Health may offer COVID-19 vaccines to infants and toddlers
Los Angeles County health officials were weighing this week a decision to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6 months old, now that federal officials have approved the […]
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Highly infectious Omicron variants fuel increases in COVID-19 cases
Increases in new Omicron variants continue to fuel high transmission in LA County, with cases and hospitalizations currently much higher than they were at this time last year, showing just […]
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Some communities still have questions about COVID-19
While mask and vaccination mandates have been lifted or modified, Black and Brown communities are still experiencing high rates of COVID-19, combined with the lowest rates of full vaccination. Questions […]
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Palmdale mail carrier arrested in alleged COVID relief fraud
A United States Postal Service mail carrier, along with a man from the Santa Clarita Valley, have been arrested for allegedly scheming to steal $800,000 in unemployment insurance funds by […]
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New weekly COVID-19 cases among Blacks are up for fourth week
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported 1,083 new COVID-19 cases among Blacks over the last week (up by 249). The county also recorded two deaths among Blacks since […]
