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Federal changes starting in 2027 could impact 1 million L.A. County enrollees.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a vaccine mandate for students ages 12 and older, making California the first state in the nation to require students to be fully vaccinated for in-person instruction.
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County public health director Barbara Ferrer says more than 90% of her department's workers are fully vaccinated.
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The state’s supplemental paid sick leave law sunsets after Thursday. Public health officials and workers rights groups are calling for an extension.
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If the ordinance does pass next week, many businesses — including restaurants and gyms — will have to start checking customer's vaccination status starting Nov. 4.
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The order impacts people who work in adult and senior care facilities, hospice workers and in-home direct care services providers, among other health care workers.
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Benefits, which gave employees an additional 80 hours of sick leave, expire this Thursday.
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The deadline was supposed to be this Friday. But union reps are still hammering out a bunch of issues, including broader religious and medical exemptions.
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L.A. County health officials made the announcement on Sunday.
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What’s happening? Who’s eligible? How will this work? We’ve got the details.
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older as well as others at a high risk of severe illness.
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Hospitalizations and the number of ICU patients are also down since last week.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,000 Long Beach residents have died of COVID. The city is now planning to build permanent and digital memorials for those who passed.
