Vaccine boosters will be recommended for all U.S. residents

U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose.

LAUSD students return to campuses for fall semester; some students met with long lines

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, with mask-wearing and weekly COVID-19 testing mandated for all pupils, teachers and staff, and with all district employees now required to be vaccinated.

Record pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations reported amid delta surge

Data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have skyrocketed over the past week.

LAUSD Back to School: Students met with long lines
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Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, but some were met with long lines as they arrived on campus due to an extended process of verifying requiring COVID-19 tests.

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.

NIH scientists develop faster, less costly COVID-19 test

NIH scientists discovered a new COVID-19 test technique that may reduce test time and cost while increasing efficiency.

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.

Boy dies from brain-eating amoeba in California

A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday.

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.

COVID-19 hospitalizations up 366% in 1 month in Los Angeles County
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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, while the rate of people dying is also creeping higher.

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.