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A Year in Pandemia
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About 100,000 L.A. County child care providers have been eligible for the vaccine for weeks, but getting an appointment can be a challenge and some are undecided about whether to get a shot at all.
On the day Los Angeles County enacted loosened COVID-19 orange-tier business restrictions, speculation was already building today about a possible quick jump into the least-restrictive yellow tier. But how likely is that?
Rigorous new safety standards at schools include free coronavirus testing for students and staff on site each week at all 61 elementary schools and 11 early education enters set to open in stages starting April 12.
This past year, many students were packed into homes with working parents, Zoom-studying siblings and sometimes children of their own. The cramped study environments can pose an academic disadvantage to low-income students who are more likely to live in crowded conditions.
Californians aged 50 and older became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations today — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — adding about 1.4 million Los Angeles County residents to the pool of people trying to get appointments. Despite the growing optimism , health officials continue to express concern about the spread of COVID-19 variants.
So it's time to make a plan, and we're here to help with a checklist of things to consider, links to guides and resources, and action items every step of the way.
Moving to the orange tier authorizes the county to lift all capacity restrictions at retail and personal care businesses, while raising the capacity limit from 25% to 50% for movie theaters, churches, museums, zoos, aquariums and restaurants.
Los Angeles Unified is moving ahead with plans to reopen 61 elementary schools and 11 early education centers the week of April 12, requiring weekly COVID-19 testing for students and staff and enforcing rigorous safety standards.
Africa has received only 0.2% of 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered worldwide while Western members of the World Trade Organization seek to defend their patent rights.
Here's what to expect when LAUSD campuses start reopening.