Both case rates and mortality rates in Los Angeles County have dropped sharply over the last two weeks (see graphs below). We saw the highest incident case rate the week ending December 22nd, 2020 (the County…
Question: Will the new Executive Order by Chair of LA County Board of Supervisors Hilda Solis, ordering LA County to make Covid -19 vaccinations available to residents over 65, starting January 21st, speed up vaccines arriving…
In Los Angeles County, public health department data shows outbreaks at food facilities, like supermarkets are up exponentially since early November. It is one of the few places many of us still go during the pandemic—the…
So today I have had a lot of questions about vaccine distribution as well as excited calls from patients who have been able to make appointments at Ralphs. This came as a surprise to me as…
So today I have had a lot of questions about vaccine distribution as well as excited calls from patients who have been able to make appointments at Ralphs. This came as a surprise to me as…
You may have already heard the news that Los Angeles will transition the Dodger Stadium testing supersite into "a mass vaccination center” by week’s end. This move is occurring as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has failed…
1. Rapid antigen testing can and should be widely deployed in healthcare offices. 2. Vaccine roll out has been, bottom line, way too slow. 3. If we cannot rapidly and effectively vaccinate healthcare workers at their…
The failures of the United States public health system to respond to COVID-19 are multiple and well documented. From the CDC botching tests in March, to irregular messaging regarding masks, poorly timed shelter-in-place orders and now…
It took me some reading, but I finally found a concise explanation of why the US is unable to muster an effective coronavirus vaccine rollout. Courtesy of Slate (link: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/concern-increases-slow-rollout-covid-vaccines.html): "The problem right now is largely…