Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Wednesday, January 20, 2021
San Francisco Almost Out Of Covid Vaccines: San Francisco’s public health department will run out of covid-19 vaccine Thursday because the city’s allocation dropped substantially from a week ago and doses that had to be discarded were not replaced, city officials said Tuesday. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and SF Gate.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, January 19, 2021
New Covid Strain Spreading In California: Another coronavirus variant is spreading across California, health officials warned Sunday. The variant, labeled L452R, is different from the B.1.1.7 variant first found in the United Kingdom. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News, Bay Area News Group and The Washington Post.
Daily Edition for Friday, January 15, 2021
1 in 3 LA County Residents Has Had Covid: Nearly a year after it began ravaging the region, coronavirus has infected one in every three Los Angeles County residents, according to the county’s latest estimates. The statistics, released on Wednesday by the county’s Department of Health Services, suggest a spread much wider than even the county’s own confirmed toll. Read more from the LA Daily News and Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Thursday, January 14, 2021
California Opens Vaccinations To People 65 And Older: Gov. Gavin Newson announced Wednesday that people 65 and older are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, but the sudden addition of roughly 6 million people to an already strained distribution network could still leave many waiting weeks for inoculations. Read more from the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee and LA Daily News. Continued coverage, below.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Shutdown Order Ends In Sacramento Region: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday afternoon that the 13-county greater Sacramento region has been released from its month-long shutdown order. “We’re seeing stabilization in ICUs and positivity rates,” Newsom said. Read more from the Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Times and SF Gate.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, January 12, 2021
More Are Eligible To Get Covid Vaccine: Los Angeles County announced Monday that all health care industry workers can now receive vaccinations, including staffers at urgent and primary care clinics, research laboratories, pharmacies and dentist offices. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Monday, January 11, 2021
LA County Discontinues Use Of Curative Tests: Los Angeles County health officials said Sunday they will stop providing an oral-swab coronavirus test from Curative because of concerns about too many false-negatives. The decision affects only a small number of county-supported mobile testing sites. Read more from the Los Angeles Times, KTLA and NBC Los Angeles.
Daily Edition for Friday, January 8, 2021
‘Triage Officers’ Would Decide Whether Someone Lives Or Dies: Stretched to the breaking point by a deluge of covid patients, Los Angeles County’s four public hospitals are preparing to take the extraordinary step of rationing care, with a team of “triage officers” set to decide which patients can benefit from continued treatment and which are beyond saving and should be allowed to die. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Thursday, January 7, 2021
Health Officials Plead With Californians To Change Their Behavior: Worried Los Angeles County health leaders said Wednesday that the region was rapidly losing its battle against covid-19 and that only immediate and decisive changes in behavior can prevent a steep rise in deaths. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Health Orders Issued To Help Hospitals: The California Department of Public Health on Tuesday ordered counties with available intensive care capacity to accept transfer patients from overwhelmed regions in an effort to relieve pressure on hospitals. Another health order issued Tuesday requires hospitals to delay any surgeries for non-life-threatening conditions. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and KCRA.