Public Health Modifies Guidelines for Youth Sports in L.A. County
Weekly testing is being recommended for youth 12 and older depending on circumstances.
Weekly testing is being recommended for youth 12 and older depending on circumstances.
The Pfizer vaccine is now licensed and approved for prevention of COVID-19.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the license for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease for individuals 16 and older. The licensing approval was announced after another thorough evaluation of safety and effectiveness. Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, a Los Angeles County Health Officer, is grateful for the approval and hopes it will ease the minds of those concerned about taking the vaccine.
Public Health urges pregnant women to take vaccine.
Public Health is urging that vaccination is important during this time of high transmission.
The Delta variant surge is creating a proactive wave requiring proof of vaccinations or negative test results in some places.
“We are very deeply engaged in working with members of the Senate and their teams on how this can move forward,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said of H.R. 1, or the “For the People Act of 2021,” which passed the House last month.
About 380,000 federal employees were furloughed, and an additional 420,000 employees for affected agencies were expected to work with their pay delayed