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L.A. County health director urges importance of vaccinations as Delta coronavirus variant is detected
Los Angeles County’s health director on Thursday stressed the importance of ramping up vaccination efforts, saying the Delta coronavirus variant being blamed for massive outbreaks in India has been detected in the county since in April. The variant is already circulating in the U.S. and several of other countries, and it’s not yet clear whether …
With spring break on the horizon, L.A. County health officials caution against nonessential travel
While new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Los Angeles County have been on a downward trend, health officials are still advising residents not to travel ahead of the upcoming spring break season as transmission remains high. Anxiety over spring break travel is rising after a particularly grim few months when case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths spiked …
Data showing vaccination rates by community reveal inequities in L.A. County, health officials acknowledge
Releasing new data, Los Angeles County health officials acknowledged Friday that Latino and Black residents continue to be vaccinated at a significantly lower level than whites and Asian Americans, a disparity the county’s vaccine chief called “unjust and unacceptable.” More than 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across L.A. County, but disparities …
