Press Play with Madeleine Brand
With COVID numbers down, what’s next for LA?
The FDA issued emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine over the weekend, and the Biden administration says it could start arriving today.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenThe FDA issued emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine over the weekend, and the Biden administration says it could start arriving today. There’s a sense of optimism in LA County, which is now looking at pre-winter surge numbers. The seven-day positivity rate is about 3%, which is the lowest since the early days of the pandemic.
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