GET ME REWRITE: New Covid cases rise in Los Angeles County but nowhere near past peaks

 

Headline: New York Times, 12/7/21022

The region is no stranger to pandemic orders, having experienced stringent lockdowns and a state-imposed curfew in late 2020. 

But this time around, even as the numbers in Los Angeles become the highest in California, many have grown weary of warnings and talk of precautions. Covid updates do not elicit the unease they once did — in part because cases and hospitalizations during the current outbreak are nowhere near where they were during the worst stretches. But also because the subject has grown tiresome, residents said

But this time around, people have the option of protecting themselves, getting vaccinated and boosted.  No pearl-clutching required.

Source:  New York Times