Vaccinations, boosters urged as Covid, flu cases climb
Local pharmacy workers say they've been getting more people coming in for vaccinations, both for COVID and the flu, which have been hitting the Southland hard.
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Local pharmacy workers say they've been getting more people coming in for vaccinations, both for COVID and the flu, which have been hitting the Southland hard.
Experts say the combination of COVID, the flu, and RSV is putting an enormous strain on hospitals.
As Orange County moves into the "medium" tier of COVID activity, health professionals are encouraging patients to contact their physicians for therapeutic medications that help lessen symptoms and prevent potential longterm sickness.
Los Angeles County Department of Health Director Barbara Ferrer said that the county could return to the "high" community level as soon as next week, warning that universal indoor masking could return by the end of the month.
Under current federal rules, men cannot donate blood if they have had sex with another man in the last three months.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend an emergency declaration to help CHOC cope with the ongoing surge of patients with upper respiratory viruses.
The holiday season is in full swing and people are hitting the roads and skies at nearly pre-pandemic numbers. But at the same time, a triple threat of virus cases is spreading.
Concerns about crime have put the city's mental health crisis in the spotlight.
Many of us have a refrigerator full of leftovers that we can't wait to sink our teeth into. Experts say don't forget about food safety.
Millions of people in Southern California are traveling for the holidays in the middle of a "tripledemic."
In 2021, there were about 9 million measles cases and 128,000 measles deaths worldwide, according to the CDC and WHO.
The verdict could have broad ramifications for college athletes who blame the NCAA for head injuries.
"An eastern Riverside County child under the age of 4 has died after contracting a respiratory illness that is possibly linked to Respiratory Syncytial Virus," health officials said.
After a stroke, many people have problems getting around. Scientists in England are working to get stroke patients back on their feet with the help of robotic technology.
With the latest data released on Thursday, which suggests that the seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 infections has risen to 100 per 100,000 residents, public health officials are "strongly recommending" masking up in all public indoor settings.
