Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Field Hospitals Open Amid Crush Of COVID Infections: With intensive care capacity buckling under an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, California has opened four field hospitals where dozens of patients are being treated, and the state is bringing in hundreds of additional health care providers. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Monday, December 21, 2020
Moderna Vaccine Approved For Use In California: A group of experts on Sunday endorsed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, clearing the way for it to be distributed throughout California. The group reviewed the vaccine separately from the FDA, which on Friday issued emergency-use authorization. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee.
Daily Edition for Friday, December 18, 2020
ICUs Are Full In Southern California: The availability of intensive-care unit beds throughout Southern California hit 0% Thursday, and officials warned that conditions in hospitals are expected to erode further if the coronavirus continues to spread unchecked. Read more from the Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News, Bay Area News Group, The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR and AP.
Daily Edition for Thursday, December 17, 2020
Vaccine Delivery Hits Snags: The delivery of the coronavirus vaccine to California suffered its first hiccups Wednesday when several shipments carrying thousands of vials were delayed by authorities or sent back because of irregularities. In one instance, vials were returned after they were stored at the wrong temperature. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC, Reuters and STAT.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, December 16, 2020
California Short On Body Bags: The number of Californians dying of COVID-19 has increased so rapidly that the state ordered 5,000 additional body bags to help hospitals cope with the surge, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. California has averaged 163 deaths a day over the past week, compared with 41 deaths a day a month ago. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, December 15, 2020
‘Hope For The Future’: First Californians Receive COVID Vaccine: They made history Monday at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Sunset Boulevard. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials were present as the first five health care workers received the Pfizer vaccine. “I’m very excited that we have the vaccine, because it provides hope for the future,” said Helen Cordova, an ICU nurse and the first health care worker at the facility to receive the vaccine. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Bay Area News Group. Continued coverage, below.
Daily Edition for Monday, December 14, 2020
COVID Vaccine Approved For Californians: The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech cleared another hurdle in California on Sunday, when a working group of scientists and experts endorsed its safety. The group reviewed the vaccine separately from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which on Friday issued emergency-use authorization. The move paved the way for vaccines to be distributed across California. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Politico.
Daily Edition for Friday, December 11, 2020
COVID Shots Could Begin Monday: The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Sacramento on Monday, and the first injections of local health care workers potentially could begin that same day. Read more from The Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Times and NBC Los Angeles.
Daily Edition for Thursday, December 10, 2020
Deadly Day In California: More Californians died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, 219, than any other day, the latest milestone in an accelerating pandemic that is infecting and hospitalizing residents at levels far eclipsing any seen before. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, December 9, 2020
COVID Tally Worsens: California on Tuesday shattered single-day records of coronavirus cases and deaths — 35,400 new infections, and 219 fatalities — by far the worst tallies of the entire pandemic. The latest tally means an average of 135 Californians have died each day over the last week — a number not seen since August. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle.