5,600 Hillsborough students quarantined due to COVID-19; emergency school board meeting this Wednesday

The Hillsborough County School Board says 5,599 students and 316 employees are being quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 after just the first week of classes. Officials are calling an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss next steps, including a possible mask mandate for all students and staff.

Los Angeles County begins offering 3rd dose of COVID vaccine to those with weakened immune systems

With the newly provided blessing of the federal government, Los Angeles County health officials began offering third doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Saturday for people with severely compromised immune systems.

Southwest Airlines flight attendant dies of COVID-19

A fully vaccinated Southwest Airlines employee passed away this week after a battle with COVID-19.

COVID hospitalizations up 366% over past month in LA County as virus surges

With the bulk of new COVID-19 infections occurring among the unvaccinated, the pace of Los Angeles County residents being hospitalized due to the virus has begun rising at an equivalent rate of new cases.

Parents allegedly sent COVID-19 positive child to school, exposing 80 other kids

The Nevada school district alleged that the parents knowingly sent their child to school just two days after they had tested positive for COVID-19, exposing 80 others to infection, according to a school district spokesperson.

Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place

A federal judge refused landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal.

'Don't put your family through the pain': Councilman who lost brother to COVID-19 urges vaccination

He and his family were hesitant to get the vaccine. Then, his brother caught COVID-19 and passed away just three weeks ago. Now, Baldwin Park City Councilmember Daniel Damian is spreading the word about what he now sees, as a tragic mistake.

LAUSD mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all teachers, staff by Oct. 15

All Los Angeles Unified School District employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15. The district previously was mandating only weekly testing for all students and staffers, regardless of vaccination status.

Carnival Vista: 27 people aboard cruise ship test positive for COVID-19

The COVID-19 cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista cruise ship, which arrived Wednesday in Belize, officials said.

COVID-19 surge: States that showed progress now seeing waves of new cases

The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.

Growing concerns of COVID-19 causes delays, postponements of movies, concerts

Growing concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant have caused many entertainment companies to push back movie releases as well as cancel concerts. 

US in ‘much worse situation’ with COVID-19 pandemic than expected, experts say

Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel, said he’s amazed at how much of society appears to have returned to normal behaviors despite the pandemic being far from over.

Feeling burnt out from the pandemic
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A lot of people are feeling COVID-19 fatigue and mental health professionals say this is a real problem.