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Kaiser Permanente, partner in California vaccine effort, stumbles vaccinating its own Bernard J. Wolfson © (Dan Stepenosky) Dan Stepenosky of Calabasas is inoculated with a Pfizer vaccine as part of a study at Kaiser Permanente in November. Kaiser is now a partner with the state in vaccinations and has gotten mixed reviews from some of its members. (Dan Stepenosky) As managed-care giant Kaiser Permanente assumes a prominent role in California’s new COVID-19 vaccination strategy, it is drawing mixed reviews from members across the country for the way it has run its own vac...

Some LA County schools cleared to reopen this week Some LA County schools cleared to reopen this week The Chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors Hilda Solis says, there’s "good news about TK thru 6th-grade schools which can reopen beginning today..." But that doesn’t mean they did. There are school districts in Los Angeles County that have been having in-person classes thanks to waivers and now have just added 3rd grade, like the La Canada district. Another district, Las Virgenes Unified School District has been operating under a waiver for quite some time. LVUSD Superintendent Dan ...

LOS ANGELES – The announcement this week that Los Angeles County coronavirus rates have finally dropped low enough to allow for the immediate reopening of elementary schools is leading to

Reopening in sight for elementary schools as Ventura County COVID-19 case rate improves Shivani Patel and Tom Kisken, Ventura County Star Students march against distance learning in Agoura Replay Video UP NEXT As COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in Ventura County, local elementary schools that are currently closed to in-person learning may soon have an opportunity to reopen for students. During the pandemic, one of the metrics the state has and continues to track for each county is the adjusted COVID case rate. Once the adjusted case rate falls below 25 cases a day a...

With 1 in 3 students testing positive for the coronavirus in some Los Angeles neighborhoods, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to reopen campuses is clashing with the reality of a raging pandemic as many school districts opt for January shutdowns and superintendents call for clearer guidance on when it will be safe to unlock their campus doors. The swift-moving developments come one week after Newsom announced financial help — totaling $2 billion — that would go to elementary schools that reopen as early as next month and later to schools serving older students. Newsom cited the widely acknowled...