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Instead of struggling with weekly injections, patients may soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Both the makers of Wegovy and Mounjaro are seeking FDA approval for tablets.
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The vaccines will be available free of charge.
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It’s a confluence of problems, from technicalities about who can administer vaccines to kids to lack of accurate information online.
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The proposed four-year contract includes wage increases, more job training, and a commitment to hire and retain new workers.
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People can pick up one dose from the library-staffed clinics while supplies last.
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The medical clinic also alleges the city caved to pressure from anti-abortion protesters.
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An estimated 1,800 healthcare workers strike over what they say are unsafe working and patient care conditions.
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In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning.
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About 34% of Kaiser’s Southern California workforce walked out after negotiations failed.
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The new program is designed to help people living with a serious, untreated mental illness such as schizophrenia.
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Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman found that a chemical change to genetic code called mRNA eliminated a problematic side effect when used in vaccines.
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Nearly 80% of workers who may go on strike are in California — 28,000 of them in SoCal.
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The shots will be available at public health pods set up in Ted Watkins Memorial Park in South L.A. and Obregon Park in East L.A. Those with insurance, however, will not be turned away.
