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California to alter COVID rules in health care settings: Masks and vaccinations not required

LOS ANGELES — With the COVID-19 state of emergency a thing of the past, California health officials on Friday unveiled plans to relax guidance on masking in high-risk settings and to end vaccination requirements for health care workers.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2023

California hospitals running low on beds for children as flu activity surges

Flu activity has reached high levels all around the state of California at a time when hospitals already are admitting a large number of children suffering from that illness, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, state public health officials announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Monkeypox cases more than double in LA County. One region is hit particularly hard

LOS ANGELES — The number of cumulative monkeypox cases has more than doubled in Los Angeles County in the last two weeks as officials race to better track the virus and more widely vaccinate more vulnerable communities.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 20, 2022