Month: April 2021
With coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations climbing nationwide, is California also headed for a fourth wave in the COVID-19 pandemic? Coronavirus cases have risen in the Midwest, New England and the New York area, and there’s concern that Los Angeles County could be — as it has been in the past — only a few ...
California will fully reopen its economy June 15 as long as it has a sufficient supply of vaccines and hospitalizations are low, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.
The announced relaxation of Covid-19 guidelines across California on Friday is likely the prelude to a much wider reopening. For weeks, Governor Gavin Newsom has been reminding residents that the state tied the loosening of restrictions to vaccine equity.
Making a major stride in the fight against the pandemic, California will open COVID-19 vaccination appointments to everyone 16 and older April 15 — two weeks sooner than expected.
California will soon allow indoor live performances and events in counties outside the state's most-restrictive reopening tier, but the number of people allowed will increase if all attendees are tested or can provide a proof of vaccination.
12% of parents in the United States with children under age 18 are also caring for another adult. The number of caregivers who provide unpaid care for a family member over the age of 50 has increased in the past five years, as has the percentage of caregivers who live in the same household as the ...
While President Joe Biden tries to steer his mammoth new infrastructure plan through Congress, his administration is planning the next phase of its economic recovery efforts. As the White House prepares to unveil a second proposal focused on education, paid leave and health care, it has given few hints about whether it will include a core Biden ...
Just as California seemed to be on the verge of truly turning the Covid-19 corner, the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab confirmed a case of an emerging variant that originated in India, Deadline has learned. According to Lisa Kim, Senior Manager of Media Relations for Stanford Health Care, “The Clinical Virology Lab at Stanford Health Care identified and confirmed ...
Starting next week, a new regulation goes into effect that will give patients easier access to their digital health records through their smartphones. But while health IT experts have been calling for interoperability for years, they say this particular rule could finally be a major step in achieving a meaningful level of data sharing far beyond what’s ...
Coronavirus infections trended up in the Bay Area for the week ending Friday, with the average number of daily new cases at 475, up 8.7% from the prior week ending March 26. The data could be an indicator that California is beginning to fall in line with the rest of the United States, where coronavirus ...