Pfizer seeks approval for 4th COVID-19 booster dose for seniors

Pfizer is expected to request authorization for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for seniors in a move to provide extra protection to the over-65 population that has been hit hardest by the pandemic.

China bans some travel due to COVID as California opens up

As California sheds its masks, a new COVID-19 variant has prompted a travel ban in China that would impact more than 50 million people.

21 Ukrainian children with cancer safely flown to UK to receive ‘life-saving care’

The 21 Ukrainian children were flown out of Poland to the United Kingdom to receive “life-saving care” according to Sajid Javid, a member of Parliament and secretary of state for health and social care.

Orange County middle school assistant principal takes own life on campus

School officials confirm Moises Plascencia, the assistant principal at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, died by suicide on campus on Monday.

High school launches ‘calm room’ to help students’ mental health

Rather than sending students home for headaches and other ailments, the school gave stressed students a 20-to-30-minute break, and they were able to return to class.

Costco to end COVID hours for seniors, healthcare workers, first responders

After more than two years amid the coronavirus pandemic, Costco will soon end its special hours for seniors as well as health care workers and first responders.

Get pumped: Venice's Muscle Beach has reopened

Closed for years for renovations, Venice's Muscle Beach reopened Monday morning.

Pfizer: 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose will be needed

“Right now, the way that we have seen, it is necessary, a fourth booster right now,” Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said.

What young people need to know about strokes

Model Hailey Bieber says she is fine after a health scare, suffering a blood clot to her brain this past week.

LAUSD keeps masks while state drops classroom mask mandate

Students across California return to the classroom Monday without masks, but not at LAUSD, where some parents plan to protest the district's mask mandate.

Nearly 5M Californians healthier working from home over commuting: study

Over 4.7 million Californians who previously commuted over an hour per day before the pandemic are now working from home and living healthier lives, according to a new study.

Millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage once COVID-19 public health emergency ends

Millions of Medicaid enrollees are at risk of losing their coverage once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends and eligibility checks resume, one recent analysis estimates.

California's school mask mandate has ended, but not for LAUSD

Late Friday night, California, Washington and Oregon will drop mask requirements in K-12 schools. LAUSD, however, will keep its mask rules in place.