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When the new Omicron variant became known last week, there was anxiety about whether it would lead governments to consider new restrictions just as the holidays arrived.

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Officials in some California counties say they don’t think they’ll need to implement significant new restrictions, saying policies already in place around masks and vaccine verification are the best path for combatting the new strain of the coronavirus.

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Officials are quick to note that the state of the pandemic is much different this year, given the ample supply and availability of vaccines, which are expected to provide at least some degree of protection against Omicron.

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The basic strategy remains getting more unvaccinated people their shots and encouraging eligible vaccinated adults to get boosters.

Health officials have long stressed the importance of taking a layered approach to combating the coronavirus.

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While wearing masks in public, avoiding indoor crowded settings and, especially, getting vaccinated all afford some degree of protection, those tools work best when used together.

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Officials hope demand for the vaccine — and booster shots — grows across the state this week amid the new Omicron threat.

Read more from @ronlin and @LukeMMoney at latimes.com/california/sto…

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The variant’s presence in the Golden State — reported by the Associated Press, which attributed the development to an unnamed U.S. official — is not unexpected.

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Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of legendary music producer Clarence Avant, was shot and killed during what authorities believe was a home invasion robbery in Beverly Hills, a source familiar with the case told The Times.

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The sight of General Sherman wrapped in foil this fall was a cry for help. It was also a sign that the American West has entered a dangerous new era of hotter heat waves, ever-more-brutal droughts and a growing threat of violent extremism on public lands.

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The Supreme Court’s conservatives sounded ready on Wednesday to severely restrict a woman’s right to choose abortion and possibly overturn the Roe vs. Wade entirely.

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