Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. AdvertisementTechnically, many of Newsom’s most reviled policies were ordered by California’s public health officer, Dr. Tomás J. Aragón. It’s also possible that California’s next public health officer could try to “modify or remove” a county health order, according to Santa Clara County Executive Jeffrey Smith. The big news this week (so far) is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to grant full approval to Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech. The Lambda variant of the coronavirus was first spotted in California in April, the same month as Delta.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 25, 2021 00:00 UTC