Health officials say a key difference between this upcoming winter and the last two is the wider availability of COVID antivirals like Paxlovid. But many infected people aren’t aware of their availability or have difficulty accessing them.
Two sites, Shoreline Park at Rainbow Harbor and the east and west ends of the Civic Center Complex where Lincoln Park is located, have been tentatively approved by the city as possible locations for memorials.
As of Oct. 12, just 2.4% of eligible Long Beach residents have received the bivalent booster, officials said, lagging behind the national average of about 4%.
The city did away with one of its last remaining mask mandates today, replacing it with a series of recommendations based on state and CDC guidelines.
A judge told Dana Tanner she “technically” violated the law, “But I understand why you violated the law because you had to feed your family and pay your bills.”
The approved boosters are manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech for those over 12, and Moderna for those 18 and over.
LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou confirmed this week that the district will not require masks for students or employees to begin the school year.
“I am vaccinated and boosted but feeling pretty lousy and still have a terrible cough,” Hahn wrote on Twitter.
Novavax, which was authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control earlier this month, is the fourth vaccine available for use in the United States.
Dana Tanner had asked a judge to force the city to return her health permit so she could reopen Restauration, but she says she’s moved on.
