Now, after people traveled and gathered for that holiday in spite of health officials’ pleas, the county averages 14,000 cases per day. “That’s a disaster for us,” said Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County’s public health director. The pause will remain in effect through Jan. 10 in Kaiser’s Southern California region and through Jan. 4 in Northern California, officials said. Your questions answeredToday’s question comes from readers who want to know: Why isn’t more COVID-19 vaccine available? Ultimately, experts say that designing, producing and distributing COVID-19 vaccine is a major challenge — and all things considered, it’s happening pretty fast.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 29, 2020 03:02 UTC