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COVID-19

Three years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, KCET brings you the latest on the coronavirus and perspectives on it has impacted Southern California. Visit the CDC website for the latest information.

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Doctor's hands in surgical gloves preparing COVID-19 vaccine for female patient
Promotoras, laypeople trained to educate communities on health, work to battle vaccine hesitancy and misinformation in Eastside Los Angeles.
Francisco Didier Ulloa and Bernardino Almazán sit across from each other in a radio studio decked out with sound dampening on the walls and microphones on a table.
Stressed vaccine communicators battle anti-vaccine propaganda while seeking to persuade Latino farmworkers to get COVID boosters.
A member of the national guard in blue protective gear holds a box out to a person placing a coronavirus test in a box from a car.
The omicron variant has not yet entered the U.S., but California is already bracing for a surge in COVID cases.
Young Boy Receiving an Immunization Needle stock photo
U.S. gave final approval Tuesday for children ages 5 to 11. In some California counties, they can be vaccinated as soon as today.
Members of Immigration With Disabilities gathered at the Los Angeles State Historic Park in late July.
A class action lawsuit seeks better care for immigrants with physical disabilities or mental illness who were detained after trying to enter the country. Other disabled immigrants without legal status are also finding it difficult to get care.
a line of cars in a parking lot approaching a testing site tent
As COVID cases continue to climb among the fully vaccinated (particularly community transmission), the CDC has released new guidelines to help curb the spread.
Dr. Leana Wen speaks on "Democracy Now!" on the mask mandate.
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The CDC has issued new guidelines suggesting that people resume wearing masks indoors, but state and local officials are not legally required to implement those guidelines.
a pink sign on a door reads "If You Don't Wear a Mask Please Do Not Come Inside"
In the face of steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks indoors starting Saturday night.
University of Southern California Campus in Los Angeles
Many Los Angeles residents struggle to meet their basic needs, and the pandemic has only heightened these difficulties. College students are particularly vulnerable. One possible solution to help this at-risk population is to provide emergency aid, frequently in the form of cash transfers.
Mariachis in white suits holding their instruments standing in front of a red house
A medida que se agotaba el trabajo para las bandas de mariachis, muchos músicos se arriesgaban a transmitir el coronavirus. Incluso cuando la demanda aumentó el otoño pasado, se pidió a muchos mariachis que tocaran en los funerales para ayudar a las familias a llorar a sus seres queridos.
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