As the surge drives hospitalizations, health officials and community leaders are turning to new measures to combat the outbreak. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to require its 50,000 employees to be vaccinated, and the Culver City Unified School District issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for eligible students. The student mandate is the first of its kind in California.

Addendum: Wife is suffering from heart and kidney failure. She was transported by ambulance last week and bounced from an overrun target hosp (Saint Joseph's in Burbank) to another overrun (Sherman Oaks) to another stressed (Valley Presbyterian). Treated and released last Friday and readmitted this Monday. She came home today and will NOT be going back to an ER. We'll be bringing in a NPR and wherever support equipment that may be necessary to insure that.

The ER was a scene from a third world country. Relatives and friends weren't allowed into ER waiting so there were literally dozens of family members sitting on curbs, wandering around parking lots and clinging to fences near windows to communicate with those inside. Inside patients were waiting for up to a day for diagnosis and treatment/admittance. Donna was there almost 30 hours before a bed was found.

The ER had a separate outside tent for those showing COVID symptoms and who couldn't enter the main ER. On Monday when we finally left (after 7 hours) that tent was full. It's an underreported catastrophe here in Los Angeles.

Added addendum: When waiting to check in to bring her home I showed my vaxx card to a security type, mentioned the story of the Chicago pharmacist arrested for selling cards and he immediately said he wanted one. He wasn't going to vaxx - if I'd of been 50 years younger I might have punched his face.

Her primary care is with our USC Keck Medical cardiologist so we'll be bringing her there Friday for what may be a bypass decision - wish her well!

I wish her and you good news on Friday.

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I wish her and you good news on Friday.

Hope it goes well for your wife, RgrF.

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e pluribus unum

I hope you both have good news on Friday, RgrF.

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Stay strong. It sounds like you are doing everything you can.

Best wishes in such tough circumstances, nothing but the kindest thoughts for you and your wife.

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“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in."

wish her well!

We do!

What a terrible situation. I hope your wife recovers with minimal issues.

What a terrible story. Sending good vibes to you and your wife, RgrF. (I would have punched that guy in the face, regardless of my age!)

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Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)

I will keep your family in my thoughts, Roger.

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It is what it is.

Thinking of you and your wife and sending best wishes.

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OMG! Oh RgrF. I'm sorry to hear about your. wife's struggle. Hang in there guys. YES, I'm gonna pray for your wife.

Thanks everyone, been a bit rushed lately or I'd have acknowledged you earlier. Also been wondering what the hell got into me to do such a public posting about family health matters.

It's way out of character for me so I guess it was just a matter of trust.

Thanks.

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Thanks everyone, been a bit rushed lately or I'd have acknowledged you earlier. Also been wondering what the hell got into me to do such a public posting about family health matters.

It's way out of character for me so I guess it was just a matter of trust.

Thanks.

Hang in there homeboy.

We support you.

Wishing her and you peace and strength to get through this.

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The arts are not luxuries but assets that give way more than they cost.
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A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.
--Frank Zappa