Despite months of outreach and on-the-ground efforts, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for young children remains stuck in neutral prompting experts to say more needs to be done to inform parents about the benefits of inoculation.
California is relaxing quarantine recommendations for people exposed to the coronavirus but remain asymptomatic. L.A. and other counties can keep stricter rules in place or follow the state's COVID-19 guidance.
The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease.
The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transportation as COVID-19 cases tick upward, source says.