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It's Not Too Late to Get the Updated COVID-19, Flu Vaccines for Maximum Protection This Winter
Heading into December, some residents may be questioning whether they missed the window of opportunity to get effective protection against this winter's respiratory viruses before holiday festivities...
Covid State of Emergency in California to End February 2023
California’s Covid-19 state of emergency will end Feb. 28, 2023, nearly three years since its initiation, officials from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced this week. The announcement came as...
Doctor Charged With Falsifying COVID Vaccination Cards
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office today charged a Tujunga doctor for issuing fake COVID vaccination cards and injecting some of his patients with blood...
'Fraudulent' Covid-Testing Company Agrees to Refund Clients in LA County
Culver City residents who paid for their coronavirus tests at Sameday Health may qualify for refunds. Sameday Health, a Venice-based COVID-19 testing company, allegedly falsified and forged test...
Nurses Plan at UCSF and UCLA Medical Centers
Registered nurses at UCLA Medical Center and UCSF Medical Center will hold rallies and press conferences on Wednesday, April 27 to demand the University of California (UC) address critical, ongoing staffing and patient safety issues highlighted by...
Addressing long-term pandemic anxiety in children
Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine Young children growing up during the pandemic have faced confusion and fear surrounding coronavirus and their safety. As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, paren...
CCUSD Extending Indoor Mask Mandate
Students in the Culver City Unified School District will still have to wear masks inside the classrooms another week. The local school district issued the following statement this week: “Due to the...
Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor Lifts Face Mask Mandate in Courthouses
Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor announced the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will lift its mandatory face mask order effective Monday, April 4, while strongly recommending the use of...
LAUSD Takes Masks Off
By Sarah Storkin 3.18.22 The Los Angeles Unified School District announced today a deal with the United Teachers of Los Angeles Union, to end its indoor mask mandate effective next Wednesday, March 23. LAUSD has been one of the few SoCal districts...
Council Rescinds Vaccine Verification Requirements for Local Businesses
The City Council has decided to rescind the city's COVID-19 vaccine verification requirements for local food and beverage establishments, gyms and fitness venues, entertainment and recreation venues, personal care establishments and city facilities....
LA County Ends Indoor Mask Mandate
Indoor mask-wearing is no longer mandatory in Los Angeles County thanks to revised data released by federal health officials Thursday showing a decreased impact of COVID-19 on the county's health care system. Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Los Angeles County Lifts Mask Mandate for Vaccinated People
Los Angeles County has issued a new health order that now allows residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to take off their masks at indoor establishments that check for proof of vaccination. "As...
LA County Mask Mandate Could be Lifted by April
The mask mandate in Los Angeles County could end in early April if current trends continue, health officials said this week. The number of Covid-19 positive patients in county hospitals dropped below...
Criminal, Civil Jury Trials Resume Effective Monday Mandatory Face Mask Order Remains in Effect in All Courthouses
Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor today announced the full resumption of Civil jury trials and Criminal trials and preliminary hearings beginning Monday, February 14 as the Omicron surge continues to...
State Extends Indoor Mask Mandate to Mid-February
With Covid-19 cases surging as a result of the Omicron variant, California’s Health Services officials announced yesterday that the statewide mandate requiring people to wear masks in indoor public...
How to Quarantine
Those who are fully vaccinated but not yet boosted are treated equally to those who are completely unvaccinated January 7, 2022 - The Los Angeles County Health Department has issued a detailed list of instructions for quarantining or isolating due...
Covid Positive Rate Dropping Among Students and Staff
For the week of January 9 -15, there were 1,032 K-12 schools reporting positive cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Of the 595,000 tests administered to students...
Covid Positivity Rate Among Students, Staff Climbs to 14%
As the Omicron variant continues its explosive spread across the county, Public Health officials this week reported that the positivity rate among students and staff has climbed to more than 14%. For...
Case Count High, Serious Cases Low
By Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer 1/5/22 - On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health announced 21,790 new Covid cases and 24 new deaths. At least 1,792 people are currently hospitalized with the stated cause being Covid-19. The...
5000 Flight Cancellations at LAX
So far in 2022, 5000 flight cancellations have been reported from LAX. The highly transmissible Omicron variant has once again intensified personal risk calculations around once routine activities, such as air travel. One silver lining for those who...
Omicron Now 85% of Cases
by Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff January 7, 2022 - During her weekly press conference yesterday, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health, appeared optimistic about the apparently lower hospitalization and death rate during the latest surge of...
Public Health Reports New Covid-19 Outbreaks in LA County
As Omicron cases continue to spread, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported that Covid-19 outbreaks rose in every sector its tracks, except skilled nursing facilities, for the week...
Fourth Omicron LA Case
Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff Writer 12.9.21 - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced a fourth case of Covid-19 via the Omicron variant today. "This latest case is a possible result of local transmission," according to the press...
Culver City, LA County Covid-19 Update
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has reported the following Covid-19 totals for Culver City and LA County: Cases in Culver City – 3116 as of 12/9 Deaths in Culver City – 116 as of...
Breakthrough Infection Rate Remains Steady
By Alyssa Erdley Subheadline: 11/17/22 - On Monday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health allowed the public one of its sporadic looks at the data regarding Covid-19 infections and deaths among the fully vaccinated. This extremely...
