Jackie Fortiér
Former Senior Health Reporter
(she/her)
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Nationwide, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. are more frequent than fatalities from car crashes or guns. -
The union says Kaiser's proposal to implement a two-tier pay system — the most contentious issue in the negotiations — "did not make it into the final agreement."
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The work stoppage will affect 366 Kaiser Permanente facilities in Southern California.
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More than 900,000 children 5-to-11 years of age in Los Angeles are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Only six states, plus Washington D.C., have requirements forcing insurers to waive the cost of COVID treatment. California isn’t one of them.
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Shots for children could become available as soon as Nov. 4.
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Nine percent of the state’s population could become eligible for the shots as soon as next week.
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Unvaccinated City of L.A. employees will have to pay for their own twice-weekly COVID testing, and may be fired in December.
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With federal officials approving the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters late Thursday, eligible people can roll up their sleeves.
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L.A. passed an ordinance in August requiring all of the city’s 53,000 employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 19, but thousands remain unvaccinated.
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