Music fans from Massachusetts to California have been flooding social media with reports on a series of concerts they attended in Las Vegas over Halloween weekend. ‘COVID Positive From Vegas.’ Phish Concerts Leave A Long Trail Of Infections, Fans Say There will be virtual events that residents can participate in from their homes or businesses: (Crane, 11/16) The three-day event begins on Thursday, Nov. LA County’s 3-Day COVID-19 Memorial Begins Thursday – And You Can Participate Without Leaving HomeĪs part of a memorial called “Strength + Love,” 26,872 white flags are being placed on the lawn in front of the Griffith Observatory to honor those in Los Angeles County who have died from conditions linked to COVID-19. “It’s a significant proportion, but not the majority by any means.” (Syal, 11/17) Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, said Tuesday in an interview. “What we’re starting to see now is an uptick in hospitalizations among people who’ve been vaccinated but not boosted,” Dr. The concern about waning immunity against severe Covid infection comes as the Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster shot for all adults 18 and older. Hospitalizations Rising Among Fully Vaccinated In U.S., Fauci SaysĪs cases of Covid-19 rise throughout the U.S., health officials warn that an increasing number of fully vaccinated people are being hospitalized or going to the emergency room. For today's national health news, read KHN's Morning Briefing. Read more from The Sacramento Bee.īelow, check out the roundup of California Healthline’s coverage. Kaiser officials and outside expert believe the walkouts could pose a risk to Kaiser’s reputation and its bottom line. In some cases, company officials said, they also will have to relocate patients, and incur other expenses related to security, technology support and more. Kaiser Permanente Expects To Face Heavy Expense From Walkouts: Facing two days of massive strikes in Northern California starting Thursday, Kaiser Permanente said it will have to “spend significantly” to hire, train and relocate contract replacement workers – even if it never deploys them - and that it must coordinate alternate services and community providers for patients it does not have the staff to treat. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Most of the cases are among unvaccinated residents. The 7-day rolling average of new cases hit 11 per 100,000 residents this week from an autumn low of 4 per 100,000 in the last week of October. Covid case rates in San Francisco notably have risen sharply in recent weeks. Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s health officer, said at a briefing Wednesday. “We are still in a risky situation even though we are in a much better situation than we were before,” Dr. Bay Area Officials Worried About Strain On Hospitals As Covid Cases Rise: Health officials in the Bay Area are concerned that hospitals could be strained this winter as COVID-19 cases increase across the region ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend.
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