COVID-19 In the News

UC

• University of California issues mandatory flu vaccine order for students and staff.
• COVID patients thank hospital staff at UC Davis Health (video).
• UC San Diego: Abnormal T cell responses to COVID-19 do not appear to be a cause of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
• UCLA: California Latinos’ use of emergency medical services increased disproportionately during pandemic.

State and Local

• California’s positive COVID-19 test rate just went down again.
• California COVID-19 death count tops 70,000 as the state emerges from latest virus surge.
• Port of Los Angeles will operate 24/7 to help relieve U.S. supply chain backup.

National

• U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rates up thanks to mandates; cases and deaths down.
• End of U.S. delta-driven coronavirus surge may be near, experts say.
• Lower-dose Moderna COVID boosters for high-risk Americans endorsed by FDA panel; J&J booster to be reviewed tomorrow.
• More Americans are now receiving a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine each day than are getting their first shot or are becoming fully vaccinated each day.

General

• Merck seeks first U.S. authorization for COVID-19 pill.
• The J&J booster debate.
• A primer on what we know about mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines.
• Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms.

updated 10/18/2021