EMANUEL: Harold, your thoughts on the vaccine mandates at this point? HAROLD FORD JR., FORMER TENNESSEE REPRESENTATIVE: I'm torn a little bit like some, but I'm more in favor of people, of private sector, and even at the local level, government level, particularly at the school level,...
California became thefirst state in the countryto move forward on mandating COVID-19 vaccines for school children in October, when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state will require the vaccine for all school children ages 12-17 once the FDA grants full approval. The mandate allow exemptions fo...
where health care workers can instead get regular COVID-19 testing. In Maryland, the vaccine mandate only applies to certain state employees, such as those who work inhealth care facilitiesunder the state health department.
California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won't happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov.Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday. Last year,Californiawas the first state to announce it would require all schoolchildren to receive the coronav...
Newsom noted the state was one of the first to mandate masks for all teacher and students. Until the announcement Wednesday, he had left the decision of vaccines up to individual districts. Some school districts had already announced a vaccine requirement, including Long Beach, Oakland, Sacramento...
The COVID vaccine mandate will be treated just like other vaccinations required to attend school, such as measles, mumps, and rubella. "This is just another vaccine," Newsom said. There may be exemptions "for both medical reasons and personal beliefs." To change this and persuade...
The agency is expected to authorize the vaccine for emergency use for 5- to 11-year-olds as soon as October. The medical and religious exemptions allowed for the current slate of required K-12 immunizations would also apply to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. "W...
Calif. California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. The statewide vaccine mandate for K-12 educators comes as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns of the highly contagious del...
There is a potential snag in this plan — CSU said that it won’t enforce its vaccine mandate until the FDA fully approves at least one COVID shot. While three have so far been granted emergency use authorization in the U.S., none have been given full FDA approval, and it’s unclear...
California, Once the epicenter of the COVID pandemic in the country, lifted its statewide mask mandate for vaccinated people on June 15 as the state announced to fully reopen its economy amid dropping cases and vaccine eligibility expansion. But public health officials are worried in recent weeks...