Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Monday, January 25, 2021
Statewide Stay-At-Home Orders Could Be Lifted Today: Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected on Monday to lift regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across California, a change that could allow many restaurants and gyms to reopen. All counties will likely return to the colored tier system. Read more from the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and CNN.
Daily Edition for Friday, January 22, 2021
Face Mask Could Tell You If You Have Covid: The National Institutes of Health has awarded UC San Diego $1.3 million to develop a small, wearable sensor that monitors your breath and saliva and can tell whether a person has the coronavirus. Read more from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Thursday, January 21, 2021
It May Take 5 Months To Vaccinate Elderly, California Says: California recently said people 65 and older were eligible to get coronavirus vaccines. But getting two shots into everyone in that age group could take another four to five months, state health officials said Wednesday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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.