Los Angeles Ambulances Told To Conserve Oxygen And Limit Hospital Transfers

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nichole Bosson of the LA County Emergency Medical Services Agency about a directive for ambulances to limit oxygen and hospital transfers due to the COVID-19 surge.

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'Things Are Worse Than People Think': LA County Official On New Directives For EMS

Dr. Nichole Bosson of the LA County Emergency Medical Services Agency explains Monday's orders not to transport some patients and to limit oxygen use amid Los Angeles' massive COVID-19 surge.

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Singapore Says COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Can Be Requested By Police

The government had previously said data collected by its widely used app would only be used for contact tracing. The program is seen as a key part of the country's success in managing the coronavirus.

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L. Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that have inundated ICUs, the Southern California county is also asking ambulance crews to conserve bottled oxygen.

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FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule

Agency officials said reducing the number of doses creates a potential for harm in patients because "they may assume that they are fully protected when they are not" and may "take unnecessary risks."

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Britain Returns To Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus Variant

A new and more transmissible variant is threatening to overwhelm England's health care system, the prime minister said.

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At First Wary Of Vaccine, Cherokee Speaker Says It Safeguards Language, Culture

Meda Nix, 72, is one of the Cherokee speakers who's received a dose of coronavirus vaccine. She says vaccinating Cherokee speakers early helps to preserve "Our culture. Our beliefs. Our ways."

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Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44

Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Public Health Official On Challenges Minnesota Is Facing In COVID-19 Vaccination

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kristen Ehresmann, director of the infectious disease division at the Minnesota Department of Health, about vaccine distribution in the state.

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Minnesota Health Official Says Vaccine Rollout Hasn't Been As Bad As It Seems

Kris Ehresmann of the Minnesota Department of Health says the holidays were a big reason that not as many people were vaccinated as had been planned.

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