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Flu, RSV and COVID-19 are on the rise. -
Cases of RSV and other respiratory illnesses have filled pediatric intensive care beds throughout the state.
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Babies younger than 6 months old have the highest rates of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) compared to any other age group.
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Step aside, BA.5. The new variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, appear to be among the most adept yet at evading immunity from previous infection and vaccination.
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Health officials are worried that as cases rise, just 12% of eligible Angelenos have received the bivalent booster.
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Monkeypox cases have also declined
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The Biden administration has said it will give states a 60-day notice before it ends the nationwide public health emergency.
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The state of emergency gave Newsom wide-ranging powers to issue mandates and enter into billions of dollars of emergency response contracts.
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About 355,000 of the 7 million eligible people in L.A. County have received the shot.
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Young children who haven’t been exposed in the last two years are especially vulnerable.
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Known COVID cases continue to fall.
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The program is still accepting orders before Sept. 2, 2022.
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