Pandemic

Los Angeles County’s top health officials rolled up their sleeves and received updated COVID-19 booster shots Wednesday as they urged residents — particularly those in groups at risk of severe illness from infection — to receive the new inoculations now that they are available locally.

LA County is reopening more COVID-19 vaccine sites and is encouraging vulnerable communities to get the inoculation. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News on Sept. 27, 2023.

Today is the deadline to pay unpaid rent in full to avoid eviction in the city of Los Angeles.

Renters in the city of Los Angeles could soon be evicted from their properties over unpaid rent from the coronavirus pandemic days. The deadline to pay the rental debts accumulated from March 1, 2020 and Sep. 30, 2021 is today, and they must be paid in full. And another deadline is just months away. Renters will have to pay back…

Millions of tenants will have to catch up on rent after back rent from the first 18 months of the pandemic will be due on Tuesday.

Back rent from the first 18 months of the pandemic are due tomorrow for renters in Los Angeles. Christian Cazares reports for the NBC4 News on July 31, 2023.

The city says it will use funding to provide renter assistance programs. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on July 31, 2023.

As consumer tastes change, carmakers are upgrading their lineups and scaling back on less-expensive cars.

The maker of Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company that was already struggling is stung by inflation with Americans pulling back on spending.

More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.

More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.

California is easing mask rules for the first time since the beginning of the year, but health officials are worried people will let their guards down. Ted Chen reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

The declaration from President Joe Biden caught his own health officials off guard at a time when medical experts say there should be a renewed focus on a new booster. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Sept. 19, 2022.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will undergo a restructuring after an internal review found it did not react quickly enough during the Covid-19 pandemic. Conan Nolan reports for NBC 4 News at 4

Thousands of LAUSD students will be heading back to school Monday and there’s always a few first day jitters, but medical professionals say because of the pandemic returning to school can induce anxiety and parents need to watch for the warning signs.

Since the pandemic began, teachers, students and parents have been hit with new challenges month after month. And this school year is no different, with students coping with anxiety as they prepare to go back to school. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2022.

Going back to school may bring out some anxiety in students, and medical professionals say parents should pay attention to the warning signs. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2022.

Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola