The Latest on COVID-19

• Los Angeles is running out of oxygen to give to patients amid an ongoing COVID-19 surge. Healthcare providers are now advised only to give oxygen to patients whose oxygen levels are below 90%.
• Dentists in California will be able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine rollout has been slower than expected in the U.S., with less than 5 million people receiving their first vaccination so far.
• Experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) want to know whether some vaccine doses can be cut in half in order to vaccinate more people, according to the New York Times. They’re investigating whether Moderna vaccine doses can be halved so more people can be vaccinated.