Los Angeles County residents who are 65 years old and older can now register for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, though supply remains an issue. Residents should visit VaccinateLACounty.com to schedule their appointments, which will begin Wednesday. Residents who don’t have computer access may call (833) 540-0473 between 8 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. for assistance with reservations. The vaccine…
Following a week of confusion over when and how seniors will get the COVID-19 vaccine, on Monday Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis signed an executive order directing the County’s Department of Public Health to make vaccinations appointments available to residents 65 years of age and older beginning on Thursday. “The COVID-19…
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Monday that 335 of 340 (nearly 99%) of all skilled nursing facilities in the county received and administered their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Nearly 39,000 doses have been administered to staff and residents. The remaining facilities are currently vaccinating or are scheduling vaccinations this week….
So many Los Angeles County residents have died of COVID-19 that on Sunday the South Coast Air Quality Management District temporarily suspended limits on the number of cremations “or amount of human remains cremated.” The move comes as the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner confirms an “urgent” need for more cremations to deal…
Follows the morning resignation of Kamala Harris from the U.S. Senate as she prepares to be inaugurated Vice President of the United States on Wednesday As Americans celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his work to expand voting rights and representation, Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday formally submitted the appointment…
First confirmed case of U.K. strain found in L.A. County The California Department of Public Health on Sunday confirmed that a new coronavirus strain, different from the highly contagious strain from the United Kingdom, has been found across the state. Known as L452R, the variant “is increasingly being identified by viral genomic sequencing in multiple…
Los Angeles County has tragically experienced nearly 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in just a week and marked another grim milestone of recording more than 13,000 total COVID-19 deaths. Thursday, Public Health confirmed 287 new deaths and 17,323 new cases of COVID-19. According to new modeling data, about one in 115 Los Angeles County residents are currently infectious…
By Jordan Green and Fabiola Diaz After Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that seniors 65 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health clarified that the county will not immediately be able to do so. “The current priority is to complete vaccination of Phase 1A…
FBI warns ‘armed protests’ are in the planning stages By Terry Miller The world watched on in alarm as an attempted coup on Jan. 6 by supporters of President Donald Trump, QAnon conspiracy theorists, Proud Boys and countless right-wing fringe groups, invaded the Capitol ahead of Congress certifying the electoral win of President-elect Joe Biden —…
First president to be impeached twice, Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump for a second time in two years. Charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, Trump is now the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice….
