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INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 3, 2023: Framed through a shuttle bus window, Taylor Swift fans wait at a cross walk to get to SoFi Stadium to attend Taylor Swift Eras SoFi Stadium tour concert on August 3, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Could Taylor Swift mania fuel a COVID cruel summer? What you need to know

Could Taylor Swift’s mega-tour have fans seeing red on their next COVID test? Here’s how officials say concertgoers can help protect themselves.

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Employers’ push to end remote work and return to office is stalling

The back-to-the-office campaign by many employers has run into resistance from workers. They’ve struck a truce of sorts — hybrid work.

COVID-19 is on the rise this summer. What to know, how to stay safe

Arcadia, CA - January 08: A vial of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine specifically for children at Children's Hospital Arcadia Speciality Care Center on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 in Arcadia, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Officials are monitoring a recent uptick in coronavirus transmission, but say it is too early to know how this will go.

Opinion: Long COVID is debilitating to me and 65 million other people. Where is the urgency to treat it?

FILE - Nancy Rose, who contracted COVID-19 in 2021 and continues to exhibit long-haul symptoms including brain fog and memory difficulties, pauses while organizing her desk space, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Rose, 67, said many of her symptoms waned after she got vaccinated, though she still has bouts of fatigue and memory loss. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, found that up to a year after an initial coronavirus infection, 1 in 4 adults aged 65 and older had at least one potential long COVID health problem, compared with 1 in 5 younger adults. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The mobilization against COVID-19 was impressive. A similar investment is needed to understand and treat the chronic resulting illness.

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All your COVID-19 questions answered: An archive of Coronavirus Today reader Q&As

Are vaccines safe? When can I get a booster dose? Do I have to wear a mask? We’ve answered hundreds of newsletter readers’ questions. Here’s an archive.

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  • LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 26: Memorial Day travelers at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

    Are we in a summer surge? What to do if you get COVID now

    Test positivity has ticked up in L.A. County in recent weeks, though we’re still well below peak COVID levels. If you get COVID now, here’s how to treat it, how long to isolate, how to get Paxlovid, and more information on getting healthy.

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A deer crosses Atlantic Drive inside the Gateway National Recreation Area - Sandy Hook, N.J., in Highlands, N.J.

The coronavirus has made itself at home in animals. Why that ramps up the risk for people

Coronavirus infections have been found in at least 32 animal species in 39 countries. Some can transmit the virus to humans.

Irvine, CA - February 14: Courtney Gavin, who got sick with Covid in March 2020 and is now sick with long covid, plays guitar in her room, where she spend most of her time. She used to play in a couple bands but is on hold until she recovers at her home with her husband, Connor Mayer. Photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Irvine, CA. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Courtney is experiencing long covid and the costs (emotionally, physically and financially) this disease has had on their lives. She currently is not working and has severe shortness of breath, needs help doing basic tasks in the home (pushed in a wheelchair, uses a chairlift) and is fatigued easily. Connor works as a professor at UC Irvine and is now her full-time caregiver. He noted he is struggling with balancing the responsibilities of being a caregiver over his career responsibilities (which has resulted in a loss of income).The couple has shared that they have spent over $60k in medical expenses (chair lift, wheelchair, supplements), Courtney plays music and is largely bedridden, but they seem to have a routine where Connor makes her food and sets up everything before he leaves for work to make it as easy as possible for her to eat and take care of herself. Courtney also applied for disability and was denied recently.

$62,000 and three years later: Long COVID continues to upend this California couple’s lives

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 23, 2022: Jeremy Oyague, right, a registered nurse with The Los Angeles Department of Public Health, administers a COVID booster at a vaccination clinic to immunize people against monkeypox and COVID at The Village Mental Health Services in Los Angeles, a site run by The People Concern. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life

BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 22: A woman crosses a nearly empty road in the Central Business District during rush hour, after most workers were expected to work from home and offices closed, on November 22, 2022 in Beijing, China. In an effort to try to bring rising cases under control, the local government on Friday closed many restaurants for inside dining, switched schools to online studies, and asked people to work from home. Though the government recently revised its COVID strategy, it has said it will continue to stick to its strict zero tolerance policy with mandatory testings, quarantines and lockdowns in many areas in an effort to control the spread of the virus. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Burned out by COVID, Chinese professionals take up nomadic life: ‘I wasted so much time’

SANTA MONICA, CA - DECEMBER 13, 2022 - - Members of the Boys and Girls Club, with St. Anne School, take a dance class with dancer Tal Barnston, center, with Jacob Jonas The Company, in the courtyard at the Water Garden office complex in Santa Monica on December 13, 2022. Jacob Jonas The Company is one of the tenants at the Water Garden. CBRE brings in musical acts to entertain once a week, offers dance classes and a noon class on how to make floral arrangements as part of office landlords efforts to entice their tenants to stay. The pandemic has made successful programming harder because fewer people come to the office, but its importance has only grown as landlords try to make working in their buildings more appealing than working at home. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

As many work from home, office landlords roll out entertainment to entice tenants

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