Around half of California residents age 65 and older are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data -- but that percentage swings wildly from county to county.
California has no plans to administer a passport. But the state is sending mixed messages to businesses about the need to verify that people at large events are vaccinated.
The FEMA-operated site was set to close April 11, but with the supply of vaccines increasing, health officials said it makes sense to keep the doors open.
The critical footnote to Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement is that the state see no new surges during the spring or summer and that regardless of tiering, mask mandates will remain in effect.
Officials have let the state’s largest nursing home owner and his companies operate 18 homes for years while failing to decide whether to grant the required licenses.
Looser rules come with caveats, such as indoor private gatherings requiring covid testing or guests' proof of full vaccination and, after that, a cap of 150 attendees.