COVID-19

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Under 5

Pfizer’s three-dose COVID vaccine and Moderna’s two-dose vaccine could be available to children six months or older as soon as next week.

A white sign with black letters says "face coverings required" with the illustration of a person wearing a mask.

LA County Moves Closer To Mask Mandate As Hospitalizations Increase

Health officials say it’s too early to tell if cases have plateaued.

A large red and blue sign outside a grocery store shows a stop sign, a face mask, and large block letters reading "masks required." An older woman walks into the store wearing a face mask, short white hair, a white dress shirt and jeans.

Indoor Masks May Return To LA If COVID Hospitalizations Keep Rising

L.A. County could enter the CDC's high COVID-19 community level in early July.

A line graph showing reported COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rising since late April, 2022.

LA County Daily COVID Case Count Tops 6,000

Reported cases haven’t been this high since February.

A man stands at a podium outside a hospital. Union nurses stand behind him holding signs.

Nurse Strike Averted At LA County Hospitals And Clinics

A tentative agreement prevents a strike that was set for June 1.

Health Experts Recommend Masks And Rapid Tests For Safe Graduation Gatherings

COVID outbreaks of three or more cases related to the end of the school year are already on the rise in L.A. County.

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.

LA County Begins COVID Booster Shots For Children Ages 5 To 11

More than 255,000 children in the area are eligible for the booster.

An orange Los Angeles Metro bus drives along a street.

Mask Mandate Extended In LA’s Airports And On Public Transportation

County health officials rely on educating passengers, rather than enforcement.

A line graph showing cases, hospitalizations and deaths over time in L.A. County. Case levels have nearly tripled over the past month.

LA County’s COVID Risk Level Moves From Low To Medium

Recorded case levels have nearly tripled over the past month. The county could soon once again mandate the use of masks indoors.

A line graph showing new coronavirus cases increasing, while hospitalizations and deaths remain relatively low.

LA’s COVID Cases Rise 20% In One Week

Coronavirus cases haven’t been this high since mid-February. If the trend continues, mandatory indoor masking could return.

A doctor in a white coat stands in front of microphones at LAC+USC Medical Center. Other doctors hold signs supporting the union in the background.

LA Resident Physicians Threaten To Strike Over Low Wages

The unionized health workers have until the end of May to vote on a strike.

Community Ties Are Key To More Vaccinations, Says CDC Director

In a conversation with the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, she calls L.A.'s community outreach "unparalleled."