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Daily Edition for Monday, February 8, 2021
US Supreme Court Strikes Down California Ban On Indoor Church Services: Some California churches reopened their doors for services Sunday after the Supreme Court ruled last week that the state’s orders prohibiting indoor services during the pandemic appeared to violate the Constitution. But the court said that the state, for now, can keep in place indoor restrictions on singing and chanting. Read more from the Los Angeles Times, AP and NPR.
Daily Edition for Friday, February 5, 2021
In Letter, Health Care Experts Say Schools Must Reopen: About 200 health care professionals throughout Los Angeles County have joined a growing chorus of voices calling for schools to reopen. The pediatricians, internists, neurologists, psychologists and more said the nearly yearlong school closures have led to social isolation that has taken a toll on the mental health of children. Read more from the Southern California News Group.
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 4, 2021
California’s Vaccine Priority List Might Change Again: California is again looking to tweak who gets the covid vaccine, this time by putting those with a disability or medical condition next in line after older residents and some essential workers, according to a proposal by a key state panel. Read more from the Sacramento Bee.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
A Big Win For Nurses: Nurses are cheering California’s decision to end emergency waivers to hospitals and nursing homes, which have allowed the institutions to require nurses to care for more patients than state law allows at any one time. Now, state public health officials say the nursing shortage is over, and the emergency waivers are no longer needed. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Modern Healthcare.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Rushed Prison Transfers To Prevent Covid Were ‘Deeply Flawed,’ Report Says: California prison officials and medical staff sparked a “public health disaster” with their botched handling of prisoner transfers to San Quentin and Corcoran state prisons last year, the state’s Office of Inspector General said in a blistering report Monday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Times and AP.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 1, 2021
Protesters Disrupt Vaccinations At Dodger Stadium: Anti-vaccine protesters briefly forced officials to close the covid vaccination site at Dodger Stadium on Saturday as hundreds of people waited in their cars to receive doses, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. Read more from the Southern California News Group, Los Angeles Times and NBC.
Daily Edition for Friday, January 29, 2021
Covered California Will Reopen Enrollment: Leaders of Covered California have announced they will open a special enrollment period, allowing residents to continue signing up for health insurance coverage, once the annual open enrollment period ends Jan. 31, the agency’s director announced Thursday. Peter Lee said the decision was influenced by President Joe Biden’s executive order opening a special enrollment period in the federal marketplace. Read more from the Sacramento Bee.
Daily Edition for Thursday, January 28, 2021
Blue Shield Will Run California’s New Vaccination Process: State health officials announced Wednesday that Blue Shield will be put in charge of the new vaccine distribution network meant to streamline what has been a chaotic rollout. The transition in oversight will take several weeks. Read more from the San Diego Union-Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, January 27, 2021
California To Centralize Vaccine Distribution: California announced Tuesday that it has a new, centralized system to deliver shots to residents more quickly than the fractured and localized model they have now. A team will work with providers to send out doses and better track how quickly they get into arms. Read more from the Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Stay-At-Home Orders Lifted: Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly lifted mandatory stay-at-home orders across California on Monday — allowing outdoor dining and other business activities to resume — but experts warned it would not take a lot for the situation to spiral out of control again. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Southern California News Group and The New York Times.