California Assembly and Senate budget leaders announce a budget deal that includes stimulus checks, more in-state students at UC campuses and more money for public health and undocumented immigrants.
The state’s workplace safety agency on Thursday night passed rules that require employees to wear masks unless everyone in the room is fully vaccinated.
With a significant drop in COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, plus higher vaccination rates, it will be safe to return to classrooms full-time, the group said.
Even as the state prepares to lift coronavirus restrictions on June 15, some changes such as outdoor dining and to-go drinks will likely remain in many California cities.
A significant number of post-covid patients suffer from syndromes that few doctors understand and that patients sometimes struggle to have taken seriously.
The CDC announcement, supported by all 10 Bay Area top health officers, eliminates the previously required 14-day waiting period between shots for other illnesses and a Covid vaccine.
The $116.5 million Covid-19 vaccine incentive program includes a $15 million lottery with 10 winners for Californians who get a shot by June 15 as well as those already vaccinated.