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Rise in Hospitalizations and Covid Cases Causes Concern
A sharp rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations has public health officials urging people to mask up in indoor public places, even if it’s not required. Ted Chen reports for the NBC News at 4
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LA City Council Allocates $10 Million To Forgive Trash Pickup Debt Accrued Due to Pandemic
The Los Angeles City Council allocated $10 million to forgive trash pick-up debt that low-income Los Angeles residents accrued in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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High Desert Hospital Celebrates Zero Covid-19 Patients
For the first time since the pandemic began, a hospital in the High Desert is celebrating the fact that they have zero Covid-19 patients. Tony Shin reports for the NBC 4 News at 4.
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Students Express Pandemic Struggles in High School Photo Contest
The second annual Hi Res High School Photo Competition asked students to depict their new normal after COVID-19. Many captured masked faces, social distancing signs and lonely figures. Gordon Tokumatsu reports April 6, 2022.
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Proof of Vaccination at LA County Mega Events Expires
While LA County has dropped the indoor vaccine requirement for mega events, health experts still advise those with preexisting conditions and the immunocompromised to remain extra cautious. Anoushah Rasta reports April 1, 2022.
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Report: Pandemic Contributed to Declines in Key Health Issues for Women
Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and emotional well-being of California women and girls regressed in the past five years, including dips in life expectancy and increases in women reporting signs of depression, according to a report released Thursday by Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles.
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More Than 30 Companies to Start Making Pfizer's COVID Pill
The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool says that nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill
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Two Years Later, The Pandemic Made Changes to SoCal Hospitals
Two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, it has altered the course of how many things are done in southern California. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on March 11, 2022.
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How One LA Couple Is Coping With Rent Hikes
I showed up to meet Marcus Robinson and his girlfriend, Brittney Price, on a weekday afternoon in Los Angeles. They invited me into their home, where they had just signed the lease. They told me it was a challenge to land this place just a few blocks from downtown. Robinson and Price are both freelance artists. Like many, the pandemic…
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LA Rent Is Among the Least Affordable in the US. How Did This Happen?
In 2021, rent rose about 14% across the country, the biggest surge in over two years. Of the 10 U.S. cities with the highest average rent, six, including Los Angeles, are in California. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadways talks to one couple, both artists, who were hit hard by the rent spike and explores potential solutions.
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Chino Firefighters Have 15 Babies in 12 Months
The Chino Valley Fire District says, “what baby bust?” Tony Shin reports March 9, 2022.
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What Baby Bust? Chino Firefighters Welcome 15 Babies in 12 Months
Baby fever? A whopping 15 babies have been born into firefighter families at the Chino Valley Fire District over the course of 12 months.
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Canada's Protests Settle Down, But Could Echo in Politics
Canada’s trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital city for weeks, could echo for years in Canadian politics and perhaps south of the border
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Endemic FAQ: What It Means for California
Nearly three years COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, California moves toward an endemic lifestyle.
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COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade Between Canada, US
Canadian lawmakers are expressing increasing worry about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations
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Small Business Owners Adapt as Pandemic Continues
As we head into another year of the pandemic, small business owners have had to adapt and sometimes change their business model in order to stay in business. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2022.
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Watchdog Says Key Federal Health Agency Is Failing on Crises
A federal watchdog says the government’s main health agency is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the national response to public health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterrorist attacks.
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Former KatVonD Tattoo Store Manager Ties Firing to COVID Health Concerns
Kat Von D is being sued by the ex-manager of her former High Voltage Tattoo store in West Hollywood, who alleges she was wrongfully fired in 2020 for expressing concerns about her boss’ alleged disregard for coronavirus mandates and health concerns.
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Europe Considers New COVID-19 Strategy: Accepting the Virus
With one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the Spanish government is laying the groundwork for a new different COVID-19 playbook.
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Pet Food Shortage: Pet Stores Feeling Effects of Supply Chain Problem, Increased Pet Ownership
We’ve seen supply shortages in so many aspects of our lives. What our pets eat, is no exception. From the can, to the label and the ingredients inside, several parts of the pet food manufacturing and selling process have been delayed or interrupted. Pet supply stores are feeling the effects of supply chain issues. And it’s not just because of...