• On November 28, the California Department of Public Health said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has not reached California yet
• California officials urge anyone who has traveled to South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Nambia, Botswana, Eswatini, or Zimbabwe within the last 14 days to follow CDC guidelines and get tested 3-5 days after arrival in another country

LA Sheriffs Dept. finds 4 children and woman shot to death in home

• According to a report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 4 children and a woman were found shot to death in a home 
• The main suspect is a man believed to be the children’s father and is currently detained
• The victims were discovered on the night of November 28, in the city of Lancaster 

New report shows that California is falling behind on creating affordable housing

• According to the Southern California News group, cities and counties in the state didn’t permit enough housing last year to keep pace with production goals 
• Housing permits that were approved also were not affordable for most residents
• In 2020, about 109,000 housing permits were issued which is about ¾ of what was needed to issue to meet state mandates in regards to rpoviding housing for people of all income levels 

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• In comparison to mass disruptions earlier in 2021, current cancellations are minimal
• US airlines over Thanksgiving week had some of their busiest days since before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic as travelers returned to reunite with their families
• From Nov. 22 through Nov. 28, 14.4 million people passed through TSA, more than double the 6.4 million a year ago but down from 16.4 million in 2019

President Biden says he doesn’t think more travel restrictions will be imposed with Omicron 

• As the new Omicron variant begins to spread around South Africa, the US, on November 26 said that it would ban visitors from South Africa and 7 other African national 
• In addition to the US, Japan, the UK, and Israel have all put travel restrictions to stem the spread of the Omicron variant
• President Joe Biden on November 29, said he doesn’t expect the U.S. to impose any additional travel restrictions to stem the spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant

 New York City reinstitutes Covid mask advisory “at all times”

• On November 29, New York City announced an advisory that recommends that everyone in the city wear masks indoors at all times, regardless of vaccination status
• The Outgoing Mayor, Bill de Blasio said that New York City has not yet identified any Omicron variant cases but he still urges mask wearing

CEO of Moderna says a new Omicron Covid variant vaccine will take months

• According to Stephane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna, it could take months to develop and ship a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant of COVID-19
• Bancel says that he beelives that the variant may already be present in most countries
• Bancel said Moderna believes the omicron variant is highly infectious, but it will take at least two weeks to determine how much the mutations have impacted the efficacy of the vaccines currently on the market

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