

In Los Angeles County, just 0.09% of new cases were among people who had been vaccinated, officials said. Vaccines are approved and available for all people as young as 12 years old.

John Zweifler.ĭata from the CDC show high levels of coronavirus transmission in numerous states, including Missouri, Mississippi, Florida, Nevada and Utah.Īcross the country, health officials urged residents who have not yet done so to become vaccinated. "Everyone, including those who are vaccinated, should be aware of high-risk situations including being indoors, in crowds, and around unvaccinated and unmasked individuals and consider wearing a face covering in these settings,” said Fresno County Public Health physician Dr. Austin, Texas, on Thursday urged people who are not vaccinated or are otherwise high-risk to avoid travel, indoor gatherings, dining out and shopping, and to wear masks.Įarlier this week, Yolo County in California also recommended indoor masking, and in Springfield, Missouri, children and teachers have been required to wear masks during summer school. Other California counties and other states are also grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases, led by a mutation of the coronavirus known as the Delta variant and predominantly affecting people who are unvaccinated.Īlso on Thursday, Sacramento and Fresno Counties in California recommended that masks be worn indoors even by people who are vaccinated. Muntu Davis, said in remarks provided to reporters. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Los Angeles County health officer, Dr. More than 1,500 new infections were reported on Thursday, and the county has become a place of "substantial" transmission, based on criteria set by the U.S. Nine new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Wednesday. The announcement follows six straight days of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Los Angeles County, with nearly 400 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Wednesday, up 275 from the week before. Conservatives were not fond of him either.The mandate will go into effect Saturday night at a minute before midnight, the agency said. A protégé of the late Tim Russert, the program’s moderator from 1991 until his death in 2008, Todd served as the network’s political director before taking over the Sunday program in 2014.Īs “Meet the Press” moderator, Todd was often criticized on social media by liberal critics for not being tough enough in his line of questioning on the program. Todd joined NBC News in 2007 after running the political newsletter Hotline. “I’d rather leave a little bit too soon than stay a tad bit too long.”

and as I’ve watched too many friends and family let work consume them before it was too late I promised my family I wouldn’t do that,” he said. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t wake up before 5 or 6 a.m. “I’ve let work consume me for nearly 30 years. Todd, 51, told viewers he is ready for the change.

Social media can be cruel, but Todd says his goal is to leave the long-running public affairs program “in a better place than I got it.” Company Town ‘Meet the Press’ host Chuck Todd is first in viewers - and Twitter critics.
