Los Angeles County moved into the least restrictive tier of California’s reopening plan Tuesday, which will allow some businesses to operate at a higher capacity and open for increased indoor operations. Read more...
Photo: LA County will reopen more businesses starting Thursday as it hit the least restrictive yellow tier criteria Tuesday. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
UCLA students and faculty share their anxiety and excitement as they prepare for the transition back to in-person instruction. Both incoming and returning students anticipate coming back to campus; however, some feel concerned about acclimating socially after more than a year of social distancing. Read more...
Photo: Students expressed their excitement and anxiety at the prospect of in-person classes next year. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
UCLA researchers found that patients received fewer colonoscopies and more noninvasive colorectal screening tests after May during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a study published by UCLA researchers, the number of colonoscopies performed in the UCLA Health system during the COVID-19 pandemic fell from about 222 colonoscopies per week to about 11 per week while hospitals ceased elective endoscopies. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health researchers found usage of noninvasive colorectal screening tests increased once elective medical procedures resumed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 2 at 9:07 p.m. UCLA administrators announced plans to hold large fall quarter classes remotely and require vaccination for in-person classes at a town hall Monday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA administrators said in a town hall event on Monday that they plan to have large fall quarter classes remotely and require vaccination for in-person classes. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles County could enter the least restrictive tier in California’s reopening plan in the next week, county officials announced Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement Tuesday that the adjusted COVID-19 case rate in Los Angeles County dropped from 2.7 new cases to 1.9 new cases per 100,000 people. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County may be able to move into the least restrictive tier of California’s reopening plan in early May. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Black and Indigenous panelists emphasized the importance of cultural literacy in public health at a University of California systemwide conference Saturday. The 11th annual UC Global Health Day focused on the theme of decolonizing global health to advance health equity. Read more...
Photo: At a UC systemwide conference Saturday, Black and Indigenous panelists spoke about literacy in public health. (Courtesy of Victoria Li)
This post was updated April 26 at 7:52 p.m. with a statement from UCLA Health. Los Angeles County will end an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and resume administering the vaccine Saturday after federal health agencies recommended to continue administering the vaccine. Read more...
Photo: LA County will resume distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a joint statement recommending lifting the pause after evaluating its safety. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
