Jackie Fortiér
Former Senior Health Reporter
(she/her)
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Latinos are still contracting COVID at twice the rate of white residents in L.A. County. -
Tracking coronavirus infections could involve close monitoring of key facilities.
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UCLA researchers say it's critical to identify each state's 'Kevin Bacon of nursing homes,' facilities that share workers who spread the virus.
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L.A. County is shifting its COVID testing strategy.
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Los Angeles County’s top doctor says some people who get COVID-19 refuse to share their close contacts with county health workers.
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Health experts say it's critical to get a flu shot, since this will be the first cold and flu season in the U.S. to overlap with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Should L.A. come down harder on people who don't wear masks?
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Scientists are warning of a larger wave of infection this winter. They agree the simplest, easiest way to fight that surge is to get most people to wear masks most of the time.
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Race gaps exist when it comes to COVID-19’s fiscal impact.
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In L.A. seven in 10 Latino households have serious financial problems in the age of COVID-19.
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