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The CDC says fully vaccinated people can travel freely as long as they remain masked on planes, buses and trains. However, it is still being determined how people will prove their vaccination status. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Apr. 2, 2021.

Vaccination eligibility expands Thursday to people 50 and older as the nation’s most popular state continues to see encouraging signs in its fight against the coronavirus.

More Californians are eligible for vaccinations. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Thursday April 1, 2021.

Orange County reported 119 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths Sunday, along with another decline in the number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals.

Orange County reported 113 new cases of COVID-19 and 45 additional deaths Sunday. The county’s hospitalizations for COVID-19 — a key metric officials are eyeing in this phase of the pandemic — dropped from 197 Saturday to 187, with the number of COVID patients in intensive care remaining at 43, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported.

After months in the state’s most restrictive tier, all Southern California counties are moving to the easier red tier, seeing more businesses resuming operations indoors. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News on Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021.

LA County has only been in the purple tier, the most severe tier since the pandemic, but now it’s about to move into the red tier on Monday, with Ventura and Riverside following on Wednesday. Robert Kovacik reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 12, 2021.

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This April should look very different than the last for California’s nearly 40 million residents, with a new plan from the governor that will speed up reopening a year after he imposed the nation’s first statewide coronavirus shutdown.

Southern California counties and others across the state could be cleared to open more businesses and lift other restrictions sooner than anticipated under a plan announced Thursday that will prioritize COVID-19 vaccines in communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

President Joe Biden announced the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would allow the United States to have enough doses for 300 million Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than previously projected.

As COVID-19 vaccine distribution expands across the country, there are growing calls to ensure it’s being done equitably and that shots are going into the arms that need them most. Available data shows Black and Latino Americans account for smaller shares of vaccinations compared with cases and deaths in those communities.

The governor also announced a plan to return to in-person learning. Patrick Healy reported on NBC4 News on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Outdoor dining is expected to return to LA County by the end of the week. Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.

Auto dealers are gearing up to sanitize and contain everything to prevent coronavirus spread. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.

It’s been two months since anyone’s gone to the gym in SoCal, but gyms, including Orange Theory and SoulCycle, are now announcing how they plan to reopen. The NBC4 I-Team has been looking into their critical next steps. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020.

City officials are lifting some restrictions for businesses and public areas. However, officials remind residents to follow social distancing rules, as COVID-19 death rates could continue to increase. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state will enter phase two of the four-phase reopening plan, which will allow some lower risk businesses to reopen but with modifications to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Businesses deemed lower-risk include some clothing stores, sporting goods, florists and bookstores — which have been shuttered for nearly seven weeks because of the…

Big changes are ahead for thousands of Southern California gym-goers, with OrangeTheory Fitness and SoulCycle the latest gym chains to announce how they plan to reopen, including reducing class sizes by as much as half. “We cleaned a lot before, but we’re going to clean even more so,” said Brendon Ayanbadejo, the president of fitness for Westcoast Fitness, a...