California has experienced a steady rise in COVID-19 cases since the state fully reopened its economy on June 15, eliminating capacity limits and social distancing requirements. To reverse the latest spikes in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths, Los Angeles County reinstated a universal indoor mask...
Thanks to California’s high vaccination rate and low prevalence of COVID-19, the state reopened on June 15. Currently, approximately 53 percent of the population is fully vaccinated and 11 percent have received at least one shot in a two-dose vaccine series. The new public health order...
Drew Altman, Ph.D., is president and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and a leading expert on national health policy. He is also founding publisher of KFF’s Kaiser Health News, which distributes coverage of health issues through major news outlets across the...
Although fewer children have been infected with COVID-19 compared to adults, young people can get infected with the virus, become seriously ill and spread the virus to others. Effective May 12, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination for everyone over...
Efforts to roll-out COVID-19 vaccines are accelerating across the United States. President Biden has announced there will be enough supply to vaccinate every adult in the nation by the end of this May. While this is important progress, public health officials warn there could be...