Where COVID Is on the Menu: Failed Contact Tracing Leaves Diners in the Dark
By Anna Almendrala
State and local public health officials are sure that bars and restaurants are spreading COVID. But they don’t always have much concrete evidence to support their convictions.
COVID en restaurantes, el fallido rastreo de contactos deja a comensales sin saber qué hacer
By Anna Almendrala
Con el invierno y la gente se reúne cada vez más en interiores, muchos gobiernos locales se mueven a ciegas, al carecer de datos para crear y ajustar las políticas de restricción por COVID.
California and Texas Took Different Routes to Vaccination. Who’s Ahead?
By Anna Almendrala and Sandy West
California stresses equity for minority groups. Texas is all about personal choice and liberty. Both are struggling to vaccinate Latinos and contending with vaccine hesitancy among conservative communities.
Orange County Struggles With Health Equity — And Battles State Restrictions
By Anna Almendrala
Disneyland can’t reopen until Orange County’s coronavirus infection rates improve — especially among its poorest and most vulnerable residents. Local officials are protesting the requirements, saying the economy will suffer, and residents’ health along with it.
Condado de Orange lucha por la equidad en salud y contra las restricciones estatales
By Anna Almendrala
El parque de diversiones más popular de California es el centro de una lucha sobre la mejor manera de contener COVID-19, al mismo tiempo que se trata de mantener la economía a flote.
Savvy Patient Fought for the Price She Was Quoted − And Didn’t Give Up
By Anna Almendrala
A California woman thought the discount on her coinsurance before an operation sounded too good to be true. Turns out, she was right.
Head-Scratching Over Newsom’s Choice of Blue Shield to Lead Vaccination Push
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s surprising choice of Blue Shield to lead the state’s covid vaccination effort raised questions about the role politics played in the decision — and whether the insurer is up to the task.
Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID
By Anna Almendrala
Staying home in your bubble is the safest advice, but family get-togethers, especially at the holidays, mean an awful lot. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci has gone back and forth on whether to have his daughters fly in for Thanksgiving.
¿Viajas para el Día de Acción de Gracias? Deberás atravesar la barrera de COVID
By Anna Almendrala
En todo el mundo, los feriados nacionales han impulsado la propagación de COVID-19 de manera explosiva. Expertos comparten consejos y sus propias experiencias.
COVID en LA: prevención en los trabajos ha salvado vidas de latinos, dicen oficiales
By Anna Almendrala
La agresiva aplicación de las normas de salud y la apertura de líneas para denunciar si no se cumplen han contribuido a la disminución de muertes.
