The number of COVID-positive patients at LA County hospitals showed a miniscule uptick the first Saturday in April, increasing by 3 people to 290.
It's the latest pandemic-era mandate to be lifted, following the recent scrapping of rules requiring people to wear masks indoors at most locations. Masks are also no longer required at outdoor mega-events or on school campuses.to drop its requirement that people show proof of vaccination to enter many indoor businesses.
The CDC and FDA have recommended a second booster dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for people age 50 and older. But why did the recommendation come out so quickly? And will we have to get a yearly booster shot in the future? Dr. Uché Blackstock shares her thoughts. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer noted Thursday that whenever major public-health mandates are lifted, there tends to be an uptick in COVID infections as more people interact. She said that is being seen again now locally, with the county's weeks-long decline in COVID case numbers suddenly leveling off this week.
But while case numbers have stopped their decline, hospitalizations of COVID-19-positive people are still falling -- with health officials crediting widespread vaccinations for preventing patients from falling seriously ill from infections.
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