Orange County sees decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations
"All in all this winter is shaping up to be better than last winter. I don't want to take any victory laps prematurely, but it is shaping up to be quite good." (Andrew Noymer)
OC COVID-19 hospitalizations trending down
"It’s coming from sort of the northeast and working its way west, so that’s when the other she could drop. We could have a wave in February or even March, quite frankly. The newest variant is more contagious and more efficient at evading vaccines. So we’re not out of the woods yet." (Andrew Noymer)
Why do some in Orange County die from COVID-19 but others don’t?
"The characteristics of people living in different places influence both the likelihood that they are tested for COVID-19 and their risk of severe disease if they are infected with the virus." (Daniel Parker)
Orange County sees drop in COVID hospitalizations
"Whether or not that drives a major wave remains to be seen. That's something I'm keeping an eye on." (Andrew Noymer)
OC COVID-19 Metrics Remain Relatively Stable
"I'm pleased to see hospitalization is essentially stable. It's bouncing up and down, but it's still in the 300s." (Andrew Noymer)
Orange County now into ‘high’ level of COVID-19 spread, officials say
"Hospitalizations and ICU (admission) is about the same. The rate at which tests are coming back positive 'is still pretty high, so there’s COVID out there. There’s no doubt.' But hospitalization seems to have plateaued. Even including incidentals the hospitalizations this time last year was rising like crazy, so this is frankly good news." (Andrew Noymer)
HIV Care and the Trans Community | A Brief Conversation With Theodore Gideonse, Ph.D.
"American healthcare is obviously not designed to be easily accessible to people without health insurance, and trans people are more likely to be unemployed and/or financially precarious because of any combination of discrimination and mental health problems—most often brought on by discrimination and its subsequent trauma." (Ted Gideonse)
Tastemakers of Orange County event returns to Costa Mesa on Wednesday, Sept. 14
"After doing our 10th fundraising dinner, we thought there’s got to be a better way to mobilize and energize our community around this really broad mission for OCAPICA," (Sora Tanjasiri)
Orange County’s COVID hospitalizations remain stable
"The flu shot comes out every year and we don't know about that either like until the spring when we can do our best to sort it out." (Andrew Noymer)
Orange County COVID-19 cases continue declining
"The Orange County numbers are looking good," (Andrew Noymer)
