Family of 14-year old girl killed by Los Angeles police speak out; California is first state in the nation to record 5 million COVID-19 infections; Santa Clara County requires booster shots for all health care workers

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• Family of 14-year old girl killed by Los Angeles police speak out.
• U.S. daily COVID-19 infections reach record peak at more than 441,000.
• California records 5 million COVID-19 infections, first state in the nation to do so.
• Santa Clara County requires booster shots for all health care workers and others in high risk congregant settings.
• Bay Area COVID-19 infections hit pre-vaccine levels.
• New report finds more than 40 states not providing public data about efforts to provide booster shots to prison inmates.

Photo is a screenshot of press conference for Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s family, who spoke out about her death by an L.A.P.D. bullet.