‘Anything is on the table if things continue to get worse, which is why we want to take action now,’ the L.A. County health officer said.
There remains much debate about whether L.A. County’s new measures are needed.
He said: “Hopefully, this will be the wakeup call for those who are still vaccine hesitant to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated.” Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious diseases expert at UC San Francisco, said it’s smart to wear masks in crowded indoor settings, especially “with a bunch of people you don’t know.”Dr. Monica Gandhi, also an infectious diseases specialist at UC San Francisco, said it can be a reasonable policy to require masks when more than five people are hospitalized for COVID-19 for every 100,000 residents. L.A. County is fast approaching that threshold, now reporting 4.
There may be regional hot spots in California, but hospitals in other parts of the state will probably be able to lend a hand if one region gets overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, Chin-Hong said.Yolo and Sacramento counties recommend keeping masks on while inside. Nearly half of California’s residents, or about 19 million people, now live in counties where health officers are recommending or requiring everyone wear masks in indoor settings.The Delta variant of the coronavirus has taken on a decidedly American feel, mainly targeting those who just won’t get vaccinated.
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