Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, May 20, 2022
LA County’s Covid Level Swells To ‘Medium’: After residents enjoyed weeks of relaxed masking and the return of large in-person events such as music festivals, Los Angeles County on Thursday moved from a “low” community transmission level to a “medium” level as defined by federal public health authorities. Read more from the LA Daily News and Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Thursday, May 19, 2022
Newsom Touts Vaccines As He Raises His Sleeve For A Second Booster: Gov. Gavin Newsom received his second Moderna covid-19 booster shot Wednesday at the Clinica Sierra Vista Comprehensive Care Center in Bakersfield and urged Californians to get their vaccinations amid a statewide rise in coronavirus cases. Read more from The Bakersfield Californian.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Oakland Becomes California's First 'Sanctuary City' For Abortion: City council members Tuesday unanimously passed a measure making Oakland a pro-choice sanctuary city for anyone in the country seeking an abortion. "The city of Oakland stands firmly behind anyone exercising their right to reproductive care," city council President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao said. Read more from CBS Bay Area, NBC Bay Area, and The Oaklandside.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Los Angeles Urged To Mask Up: Los Angeles County’s coronavirus-positive hospitalizations are rising again, and Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer urged residents Monday to again wear masks inside schools, stores, and workplaces. “This would give us a chance at slowing down spread,” Ferrer said. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Monday, May 16, 2022
Will Mask Mandates Return To California? With coronavirus cases continuing to rise in some parts of California, the big question is: When will local governments decide a wave is big enough to intervene with new rules? Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Friday, May 13, 2022
Friday’s roundup covers abortion, military health news, the infant formula shortage, covid cases, vaccines, and more.
Daily Edition for Thursday, May 12, 2022
Thursday’s roundup covers abortion, gun violence, covid deaths, treatments, vaccines, overdoses, Medi-Cal, mental health, and more.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup covers the covid wave, masks, tests, vaccine mandates, abortion, birth control, formula shortage, gun deaths, and more.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers a health worker strike, covid deaths and infections, vaccines, masks, abortion, hospital safety, heat, and more.
Daily Edition for Monday, May 9, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers the abortion debate, predictions of a covid surge, vaccines, subvariants, hepatitis, mental health, and more.