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Aug 12, 2021 · California teachers and school staff must be vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus testing — and some districts, including L.A. Unified and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School...
- So … What Is Covid-19? and What’s A "Coronavirus?"
- How Did Covid-19 Start?
- How Did Covid-19 Get to The United States—and Why Did It Spread So fast?
- How Does Someone Catch Covid-19?
- How Can I Protect myself?
- OK, But What Happens If I Do Get It?
- Will It Go away?
The term "coronavirus" actually refers to a family of viruses that causes many different types of diseases, including the common cold. COVID-19 is a "novel coronavirus," which means it’s a new disease unfamiliar to scientists and doctors. Its name is actually a mash-up of the words "corona" (CO); corona means "crown" in Latin (coronaviruses are nam...
Some diseases start in animals before spreading to humans—these types of diseases are called zoonotic (pronounced zoh-uh-NAH-tik). Cows, bats, and camels are among the animals that have spread diseases to humans in the past. The COVID-19 disease is also zoonotic, with the first cases popping up in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The affected humans ...
Scientists first began to detect cases of COVID-19 in China late last December. It’s now spread to at least 114 countries and infected some 118,000 people around the world. The reason it has spread so quickly from country to country is because of how much humans travel now. As people travel from one place to another, COVID-19 travels with them. Sin...
COVID-19 can be transmitted by little droplets from coughs or sneezes, which is why doctors say you should always cover your mouth with your elbow when you cough or sneeze. You could also pick it up by touching doorknobs or countertops that an infected person has touched, and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. According to the World Health Or...
The best protection from COVID-19 is probably something you do every day: washing your hands. Make sure you’re scrubbing them with soap more often than you normally do, for example, not just before you eat or after you’ve gone to the bathroom, but also after you’ve arrived back home from school. You also need to wash them long enough. Experts sugge...
Most people who catch COVID-19 get better, and their illness is usually mild. And actually, few kids have even been affected. But if you docatch COVID-19, you might have a dry cough, a fever, and shortness of breath. But just like when you’ve had a cold, the best treatment is to stay in bed—and away from anyone who might catch it from you. (Like yo...
Researchers hope that as weather gets warmer this summer, the number of COVID-19 cases will start to go down, just as similar diseases have done in the past. But since the disease is new and they don’t know a lot about it, they’re not sure this will happen. That’s why experts are working so hard to figure out how to prevent people from getting the ...
Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic in California. Stay current on the state of the pandemic with daily metrics on vaccine distribution, coronavirus case counts by state and county, plus how the government is spending to boost the economy. Latest update on Jul 23
COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everyone six months and older, and anyone 65+ should also receive one additional dose of the 2023-2024 vaccine if it’s been 4 months since their last dose. #0072C6. When & Why You Should Wear a Mask.
Nov 3, 2021 · The first COVID-19 vaccinations have been given to children ages 5 to 11 Wednesday as health officials launched an ambitious rollout to offer shots to 3.5 million kids in California.
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 1,286,557 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.
Apr 27, 2021 · Los Angeles County has made significant strides in administering COVID-19 vaccines in communities of color hardest hit by the pandemic, but those areas continue to lag far behind wealthier...
