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With the first
COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, some of us may be allowing ourselves to fantasize about a future lived free of pandemic restrictions. But about 70% of the population will need to get vaccinated in order to attain herd immunity and stop the coronavirus from spreading out of control. Public health officials are increasingly concerned that vaccine hesitancy will keep that from happening particularly among people of color, who have expressed higher levels of reluctance to get vaccinated than their white peers.
That’s certainly the case among California’s
Latino community. In an October survey, only about half the state’s Latino population said they would probably take a COVID-19 vaccine, far fewer than public health officials would like. And while it isn’t the lowest level fewer than 30% of Black Californians said they would take it it’s a big deal, because Latinos make up 40% of the state’s population, represent 58% of its coronavirus cases and acc
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Though Los Angeles County has ordered restaurants to suspend outdoor dining through the holidays, the city of Manhattan Beach has implemented a plan to allow residents to continue using the space. The city has repurposed newly closed outdoor dining areas as public seating areas where people can sit and potentially dine out.
The action by Manhattan Beach was taken following the county’s newly issued safer-at-home order, which lasts through late December and prohibits outdoor dining at restaurants, breweries and wineries. The order was implemented following a surge in coronavirus cases that has strained intensive care unit capacity.
“The public can now use spaces previously allocated for outdoor dining and retail areas during the pandemic,” Manhattan Beach City Manager Bruce Monroe said in a statement last week, encouraging patrons to enjoy the holiday shopping experience in the South Bay community.