COVID-19

Masks Back On In LA Hospitals As Respiratory Illnesses Surge

Colder weather and indoor gatherings — coupled with millions of people traveling for the holidays — are contributing to the expected surge of respiratory illnesses.

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Coronavirus Subvariant JN.1 Spreading Fast In LA County

The fastest-growing strain of the virus that causes COVID has been found in L.A. County.

A 10-year-old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on Nov. 2, 2021.

LA COVID Cases Rising Ahead Of Holidays

Wastewater monitoring shows coronavirus levels rising three times higher in the last month.

Two children outside smile at the camera, both with bandaids on their arms after getting vaccinated.

More Kids Need COVID Vaccine Shots

The more parents ask for vaccines, the more likely doctors will offer it.

A man with curly black hair and wearing a blue surgical mask, blue gloves and a yellow top, administers a vaccine shot in the arm of a young boy with a mop-top style haircut. Q woman with black hair, wearing glasses and a surgical mask, also with a yellow top, sits beside the boy on a lawn.

Why Is Finding COVID Shots For Young Children Still So Hard?

It’s a confluence of problems, from technicalities about who can administer vaccines to kids to lack of accurate information online.

Updated COVID Vaccine Will Be Available In LA County By Next Week

The updated shot is recommended for everyone 6 months and older.

Public Health Officials Say COVID Outbreaks Are Up At LA Schools, Worksites

Employers are required to report clusters of three or more possibly connected COVID-19 cases.

LA’s COVID Indicators Trend Up For A Fifth Week

More people are testing positive and being hospitalized with COVID.

A yellow school bus on the street in front of a brick school. Two students can be seen on the sidewalk, one on a skateboard and the other on a scooter.

LAUSD Says Send Your (Mildly) Sick Kids To School — But Test For COVID First

Guidance for parents from the district and a pediatrician as we head into the third school year with COVID.

A needle and vial of COVID-19 vaccine is in focus as a masked healthcare worker wearing glasses touches the needle with a gloved finger.

Health Care Workers No Longer Have To Mask In LA County

Individual health care facilities may maintain a masking policy.

People arrive at a COVID testing site in Los Angeles, California on April 15, 2022.

Long COVID Symptoms Can Come And Go For Months, New Study Finds

More than 1 in 10 adults who had COVID have had symptoms for at least a year.

A river with concrete embankments has large round silos on the far side and a view of a downtown skyline in the distance/

COVID-19 Wastewater Numbers Are Ticking Up Again In LA

More people are testing positive for COVID