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California stands to receive at least 1 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month, an influx that will help arm the state’s healthcare workforce against the most intense and severe wave of the disease yet.
The additional 393,900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as well as potentially 672,000 doses of the Moderna therapeutic should it receive U.S. authorization, as expected would supplement the state’s previously announced first allocation of about 327,000.
But that stream of vaccines, though welcome, will do little to dam the river of new infections that has flooded California in recent weeks. The supply remains limited and initially will be steered toward frontline healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom once again sounded notes of hope and alarm as he addressed Californians on Tuesday morning.
Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, with California standing to receive at least 1 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the month. “But we’re still in the tunnel, going through the most challenging and difficult surge we’ve experienced since the beginning of this pandemic,” Newsom reminded Californians.
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With case numbers, hospitalizations and now deaths continuing their brutal surge, the state is scrambling to find enough nurses, doctors and other medical staff to meet the unrelenting demand, as my colleague Melody Gutierrez reports.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles County s dramatic surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continued gobbling up the availability of intensive-care unit beds today, with the number of patients across the county predicted to exceed 5,000 by week s end.
To help ease strain on hospitals, Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of the county Department of Health Services, urged residents Monday not to visit emergency rooms for non-emergency care, but instead seek help through other means, such as contacting their health-care provider or going to an urgent-care center.