Health CareCOVID-19 Symptoms Linger In 'Long Haul' Patients, Scientists Search For AnswersJanuary 7, 2021 | Sammy CaiolaTypically, people who contract COVID-19 experience symptoms for somewhere between a few days and a few weeks. But others, sometimes called “long-haul” patients, feel sick for months after infection. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
PolitiFact CaliforniaYes, L.A. Hospitals Were Packed With COVID-19 Patients, Contrary To Viral Video’s ClaimsJanuary 6, 2021 | Chris NicholsA video flagged by Facebook users claimed there are “absolutely no patients” at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles despite recent media reports that it was inundated with patients following the coronavirus surge.
Health CareHospital Scrambles To Find Patients Before Freezer Failure Ruins 830 VaccinesJanuary 5, 2021The crisis starts around 2 a.m. at a hospital in Mendocino County, Calif. A compressor gives out, giving the staff two hours to use the coronavirus vaccines before they are declared unusable.
Health CareWith More Vaccine Doses Coming, California Counties Scramble To Make Distribution PlansDecember 31, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaAs county health departments dole out the vaccine doses they have to health workers and long-term care facility residents and workers, they’re also thinking ahead to widespread distribution.
State GovernmentCalifornia Identifies A Case Of Coronavirus Variant First Seen In U.K.December 30, 2020Newsom made the announcement during an online conversation about the pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, but offered little additional information about the circumstances of the diagnosis.
Health CareWho’s Next? Counties Lobbied Over Vaccine Priority ListDecember 30, 2020California’s 58 counties will have some flexibility on who’s next to receive vaccinations. That discretion has sparked lobbying by unions, businesses and other interest groups trying to push their workers ahead in the line.
State GovernmentWatch: Gov. Gavin Newsom's Update on COVID-19 And Conversation with Dr. Anthony FauciDecember 30, 2020Watch as California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update on the state's response to COVID-19 and has a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Health CareCalifornia Dentists Wait Their Turn For COVID-19 Vaccine, Fight To Be Able To Distribute ItDecember 29, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaWorkers in California dental offices say they had to push the state to put them in the first phase of vaccine distribution, and some dentists still don’t think they’re getting fair treatment.
Health CareMassive COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Begins at California Nursing HomesDecember 28, 2020 | Pauline BartolonePharmacists and other health care workers are setting up vaccination clinics at nursing homes across California today to inoculate residents and their caregivers against the novel coronavirus.
State GovernmentCalifornia COVID Forecast Darkens After Holiday CelebrationsDecember 28, 2020Gov. Gavin Newsom said California could see “a surge on top of a surge arguably on top of a surge” after the holidays.
