COVID-19 Pandemic

Column: Biden's vaccine mandate dials up the culture war dynamic of the pandemic
Letters to the Editor: I've tried reasoning with very smart anti-vaxxers. It's pointless
Thousands of LAPD employees plan to seek exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Nicki Minaj is skipping the Met Gala, but her COVID vaccine doubts are the real news
Can California avoid another COVID-19 surge? Britain offers a sober warning
Who will follow L.A. school district in mandating vaccines for students?
Podcast: The NFL's goal-line stand against COVID-19
COVID-19 got this medical team into homeless camps. What about after the pandemic?

Column: Biden's vaccine mandate dials up the culture war dynamic of the pandemic

Posted: 14 Sep 2021 03:15 AM PDT

His "never exit" message may be smart politically, but it doesn't encourage steadfastness or compliance in the fight against the pandemic.

Letters to the Editor: I've tried reasoning with very smart anti-vaxxers. It's pointless

Posted: 14 Sep 2021 03:00 AM PDT

Vaccine refusers with high intelligence seem to be lacking an entire body of knowledge, including any sense of the common good.

Thousands of LAPD employees plan to seek exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Posted: 13 Sep 2021 10:04 PM PDT

More than 2,600 LAPD employees have indicated that they plan to pursue religious exemptions, while more than 350 plan to seek medical ones, according to a source in city government.

Nicki Minaj is skipping the Met Gala, but her COVID vaccine doubts are the real news

Posted: 13 Sep 2021 04:22 PM PDT

Rapper Nicki Minaj voiced her vaccine hesitancy in response to the Met Gala's jab requirement and in doing so opened up a bizarre can of worms.

Can California avoid another COVID-19 surge? Britain offers a sober warning

Posted: 13 Sep 2021 12:08 PM PDT

California's overall pandemic trends appear to be improving, but that course has been upended before.

Who will follow L.A. school district in mandating vaccines for students?

Posted: 13 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

With a mandate for students to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, L.A. Unified puts itself out there for emulation, adulation, scorn and litigation.

Podcast: The NFL's goal-line stand against COVID-19

Posted: 13 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

How the NFL kept the pandemic from upending its 2020 season — and helped the world learn how the coronavirus works.

COVID-19 got this medical team into homeless camps. What about after the pandemic?

Posted: 13 Sep 2021 05:00 AM PDT

COVID-19 marked the beginning of street medicine teams from L.A. County health services visiting homeless encampments. The agency hopes it won't be the end.