State Senate OKs bill ending waiver from vaccine mandate
9 years, 10 months ago

State Senate OKs bill ending waiver from vaccine mandate

LA Times  

An audience member holds a sign expressing opposition to SB 277, which would end personal-belief exemptions from California’s vaccination mandate for schoolchildren, as lawmakers discuss the bill at the Capitol last month. The state Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill that would require many more California children to be vaccinated. After the vote, an unidentified person in the balcony yelled at the senators: “Profiteers!” Some critics of the vaccination bill say lawmakers are unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry that produces vaccines. “It’s a dangerous and unnecessary bill that should never have even been put forward.” The bill’s supporters include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the California State PTA, California Medical Assn.

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One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions
6 days, 12 hours ago

One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions

Hindustan Times  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One state’s effort to exempt young school-aged children from vaccines appears to have stalled as states contend with a burgeoning measles outbreak. The West Virginia bill rejected by lawmakers Monday also would have changed the process for families seeking medical exemptions by allowing a child’s health care provider to submit testimony to a school that certain vaccines …

Anti-vaccine bills pop up across the US ahead of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing
2 months ago

Anti-vaccine bills pop up across the US ahead of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery RFK Jr has promised senators he won’t “take away” vaccines …

State lawmakers are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall
2 months ago

State lawmakers are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots. Childhood vaccination rates against dangerous infections like measles and polio continue to fall nationwide, and the number of …

Bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations
2 months ago

Bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Raw Story  

"Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. “We’re always going to be on the side of policies that help prevent epidemics.” Focus on …

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country’s strictest child vaccination laws
1 year ago

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country’s strictest child vaccination laws

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. During the Senate Health Committee meeting earlier this week, West Virginia University School of Medicine Professor Dr. Alvin Moss …

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill rolling back one of nation’s strongest child vaccine laws
1 year ago

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill rolling back one of nation’s strongest child vaccine laws

LA Times  

Lawmakers in West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as some of the strongest in the country. West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt …

Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more U.S. parents opt out
1 year, 3 months ago

Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more U.S. parents opt out

LA Times  

Opponents protest a 2021 bill that repealed Connecticut’s religious exemption for required school vaccinations. “We tend to forget that diseases like measles and polio used to kill people,” said Jansen, medical director of the Southwest District Health Department, which handled the outbreak in September. In Idaho, “a parent only has to provide a signed statement,” to get a waiver, the …

Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
1 year, 3 months ago

Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out

Associated Press  

When Idaho had a rare measles outbreak a few months ago, health officials scrambled to keep it from spreading. “We tend to forget that diseases like measles and polio used to kill people,” said Jansen, medical director of the Southwest District Health Department, which handled the outbreak in September. In Idaho, “a parent only has to provide a signed statement,” …

California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools
2 years, 1 month ago

California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials confirmed Friday, ending one of the last major restrictions of the pandemic in the nation’s most populous state. Gavin Newsom first announced the policy in 2021, saying it would eventually apply to all of California’s 6.7 million public and private …

California’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, on hold since April, is dropped
2 years, 1 month ago

California’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, on hold since April, is dropped

LA Times  

Sarginoor Kaur gets a COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Chelsea Meyer at Arleta High School in 2021. California will not enact its student vaccine mandate, Public Health Department officials said. California’s student COVID-19 vaccine mandate — which has been on hold since April — has been quietly dropped as the state prepares to end emergency pandemic restrictions later this month, public …

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate
2 years, 3 months ago

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members …

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate
2 years, 3 months ago

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The effort had drawn fierce opposition from some environmental advocacy groups who worried it would accelerate fossil fuel projects …

Bill to allow minors to be vaccinated without parental consent is withdrawn
2 years, 7 months ago

Bill to allow minors to be vaccinated without parental consent is withdrawn

LA Times  

A bill to allow minors to consent to vaccines without parental permission will not move forward this year, with the author of the measure saying Wednesday that it remained short of votes heading into the final day of the legislative session. On Wednesday, Wiener said the bill was “several votes short of 41” needed to pass, with no “viable path …

Editorial: Vaccines are safe. So why shouldn’t teens be able to get them on their own?
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Vaccines are safe. So why shouldn’t teens be able to get them on their own?

LA Times  

California teenagers should have the right to protect their health by receiving approved vaccines without parental consent or knowledge. State law allows minors ages 12 and older to consent to various reproductive and preventive health treatments, including abortions, vaccines for HPV and other sexually transmitted diseases and mental healthcare. Senate Bill 866 would change that by allowing minors 15 and …

Politics and pandemic fatigue derail California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates
2 years, 9 months ago

Politics and pandemic fatigue derail California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates

LA Times  

In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest COVID-19 vaccine requirements in the country. Now, even as case rates start to balloon again, the window of opportunity to adopt COVID-19 vaccine mandates may have closed, said Hemi Tewarson, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy. And legislation is just not being enacted.” California One of …

State measure that would allow preteens to get vaccines without parental consent advances
2 years, 10 months ago

State measure that would allow preteens to get vaccines without parental consent advances

LA Times  

Heather Haworth, left, holds the hand of her 12-year-old son, Jeremy, as he receives a COVID-19 vaccination from medical assistant Gloria Urgell in Santa Ana last year. A California measure that would allow children ages 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent, including against the coronavirus, cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday. It builds on long-standing existing …

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
2 years, 11 months ago

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won’t happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. “So based on these two facts — we don’t have full FDA approval, and we recognize the implementation challenges that schools and school leaders would face — that we are not moving to have a …

California pauses plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren
2 years, 11 months ago

California pauses plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

LA Times  

California will not require schoolchildren to be immunized for COVID-19 after Gov. Newsom’s office said that after the FDA approves the vaccine for children 12 and older, state public health officials will consider recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups “prior to implementing a school vaccine requirement.” Currently, …

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward
3 years ago

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward

LA Times  

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said Tuesday that she would hold Assembly Bill 1993, which would have required employees and independent contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they obtained an exemption. Citing improved pandemic conditions and opposition from public safety unions, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said she would hold Assembly Bill 1993, which would have required employees and independent contractors, in both …

California voters strongly support mask and vaccine mandates in K-12 schools
3 years, 1 month ago

California voters strongly support mask and vaccine mandates in K-12 schools

LA Times  

Nearly two-thirds of California voters, including a majority of parents, support mask and vaccine mandates in K-12 schools, according to a poll conducted this month by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley and co- The results of the early February poll of nearly 9,000 California voters suggest continued broad public support for policies aimed at reducing the spread …

California bills target doctors, websites pushing vaccine misinformation
3 years, 1 month ago

California bills target doctors, websites pushing vaccine misinformation

LA Times  

The California Assembly casts votes on Sept. 12, 2019, at the Capitol in Sacramento. California lawmakers are targeting doctors and websites that promote COVID-19 misinformation in the latest batch of bills introduced by a group of Democrats pushing for stronger vaccination laws in the state. Assembly Bill 2098 by Assembly Member Evan Low would make it easier for the Medical …

California to keep mask mandate in schools as indoor mandate ends
3 years, 1 month ago

California to keep mask mandate in schools as indoor mandate ends

CNN  

CNN — Just one day before California is set to relax a statewide mask mandate for vaccinated people in indoor public spaces, the state’s top health official announced that masks will still be required in schools. There will be no change to the school requirement, Health & Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced at a press conference Monday. …

New workplace mandate for COVID-19 vaccine pushed by California lawmakers
3 years, 1 month ago

New workplace mandate for COVID-19 vaccine pushed by California lawmakers

LA Times  

California would require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill introduced Friday by a group of Democratic lawmakers pushing for stricter innoculation laws in the state. “They’re looking for a common statewide standard that disentangles them from politics and enables them to operate their businesses safely and predictably.” Wicks’ bill is the fourth piece of legislation introduced in …

As mask mandates ease, should California schools be next?
3 years, 1 month ago

As mask mandates ease, should California schools be next?

LA Times  

Third-grade students wear masks in class in August at Montara Avenue Elementary School in South Gate. The CDC “still recommends that all schools encourage students to wear well-fitting masks consistently and while indoors,” Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a radio interview. “I would still keep the mask mandate indoors, but would consider relaxing masks outdoors — if 80% of …

Column: California is headed for another bruising vaccine fight. Newsom should embrace a school mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: California is headed for another bruising vaccine fight. Newsom should embrace a school mandate

LA Times  

State Sen. Richard Pan prepares to announce a bill that adds COVID-19 vaccines to California’s list of required inoculations for attending K-12 schools at Arleta High School on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. Most significantly, Pan’s bill would treat the COVID-19 vaccination like the other shots: There could be no exemption for a “personal belief,” a previously much abused excuse …

California plan to require student vaccination sparks intense debate. Here’s what we know
3 years, 2 months ago

California plan to require student vaccination sparks intense debate. Here’s what we know

LA Times  

A student is vaccinated by a school nurse at Arleta High School. Senate Bill 871, by state Sen. Richard Pan, would add COVID-19 vaccinations to California’s list of required inoculations for attending K-12 schools, which can be skipped only if a student receives a rare medical exemption. Under the bill, the California Department of Public Health could mandate vaccinations in …

All California schoolchildren must be vaccinated against COVID-19 under new bill
3 years, 2 months ago

All California schoolchildren must be vaccinated against COVID-19 under new bill

LA Times  

California students would be required to be immunized for COVID-19 under a bill introduced Monday, offering backup to districts such as L.A. Unified that have struggled with their own mandates while igniting familiar backlash from anti-vaccine activists and parents who say the state should not make medical decisions for their children. Senate Bill 871, by state Sen. Richard Pan, would …

Anti-vaccination forces gear up for fight over California vaccine legislation
3 years, 2 months ago

Anti-vaccination forces gear up for fight over California vaccine legislation

LA Times  

Vaccine protester Jessica Holloway of Lake County urges California lawmakers and Gov. “It’s important that we continue to push for vaccine mandates the most aggressively we possibly can,” said Wicks, who faced death threats over her vaccine legislation last year. “We can’t let ourselves be held hostage by these right-wing conspiracy theorists who are perpetrating hate and violence.” ‘The firestorm …

Preteens can get vaxxed without parent under California bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Preteens can get vaxxed without parent under California bill

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease. “Those kids deserve the right to protect themselves.” Responding to criticism that the bill would limit parents’ oversight of their children’s …

Preteens may be vaxed without parents under California bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Preteens may be vaxed without parents under California bill

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy California would allow children …

California kids 12 and older could receive COVID-19 vaccine without parent’s OK
3 years, 2 months ago

California kids 12 and older could receive COVID-19 vaccine without parent’s OK

LA Times  

Ana Chaglasian is an ambassador with Teens for Vaccines, a group that helps teens whose parents are anti-vaccine or vaccine hesitant by providing them with a guide of how to convince their parents. Senate Bill 866 by Sen. Scott Wiener would permit children 12 and older to be vaccinated, including against COVID-19, without a parent’s consent or knowledge. “There are …

Natural immunity added to Indiana vaccine exemption bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Natural immunity added to Indiana vaccine exemption bill

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would severely limit Indiana workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements, arguing it is time to rely on personal responsibility and protections such as immunity from a previous infection. The Republican-dominated Indiana House could debate approving the business vaccine mandate limitations next week after a committee endorsed the bill in a 7-4 vote Thursday, …

Iowa governor signs vaccine mandate exemption bill into law
3 years, 5 months ago

Iowa governor signs vaccine mandate exemption bill into law

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a vaccine will qualify for unemployment benefits. Reynolds signed the bill a day after the Iowa Legislature passed it in a one-day …

Iowa lawmakers pass vaccine mandate exemption bill
3 years, 5 months ago

Iowa lawmakers pass vaccine mandate exemption bill

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa employees could seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and those who are fired for refusing a vaccine would be guaranteed unemployment benefits under a bill approved Thursday by the Iowa Legislature. She has opposed government requirements for masks and vaccines even as COVID-19 has killed nearly 7,000 people in Iowa and medical …

California plans ambitious effort to vaccinate young children
3 years, 5 months ago

California plans ambitious effort to vaccinate young children

LA Times  

Nicolas Angulo, 14, gets his first vaccine dose at San Pedro Senior High on May 24. California health officials said Wednesday that they are prepared to pull out all the stops to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19 as the country draws closer to authorizing eligibility for that age group. Even so, it’s possible children ages 5 to …

In-N-Out calls California vaccine mandate ‘offensive.’ Will others join battle?
3 years, 5 months ago

In-N-Out calls California vaccine mandate ‘offensive.’ Will others join battle?

LA Times  

For a short time earlier this month, an In-N-Out at San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf refused to add a new item to its iconic menu. That is why San Francisco requires proof of vaccination for indoor dining.” The standoff came to a head Oct. 14, when, according to Wensinger, Department of Public Health representatives closed the chain’s location at 333 …

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers
3 years, 5 months ago

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers

NPR  

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Charles Rex Arbogast/AP For hundreds of public employees in the state of Washington, where a new vaccine mandate for state employees went into effect this week, Monday was their last day on the job. Sponsor Message As vaccine …

Parents in California protest student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, keep kids home
3 years, 5 months ago

Parents in California protest student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, keep kids home

LA Times  

Parents and students hold signs and shout at a protest Monday against the state’s pending student-vaccine mandate in front of Birmingham Community Charter High School in Lake Balboa. Groups of parents and children kept out of school in protest lined the sidewalk outside Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa on Monday, part of statewide demonstrations against California’s mandate requiring all …

Arkansas governor OKs bill allowing vaccine mandate opt-outs
3 years, 5 months ago

Arkansas governor OKs bill allowing vaccine mandate opt-outs

Associated Press  

Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday effectively approved a new law that will allow employees to opt-out of COVID-19 vaccine requirements, a move by fellow Republicans to challenge federal vaccine mandates. The bill came primarily in response to President Joe Biden’s order that businesses with more than 100 employees require workers to get vaccinated or tested weekly. “The solution is not to …

Who can opt out of school COVID vaccine mandate? California lawmakers eye crackdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Who can opt out of school COVID vaccine mandate? California lawmakers eye crackdown

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom said last week that California would require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a critical caveat was tucked within the nation-leading announcement: Parents can opt their children out of inoculation based on personal beliefs. “And it’s why they should be removed for COVID-19.” Newsom announced Friday that the state would require students at all public and private schools …

California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools
3 years, 5 months ago

California becomes first US state with Covid vaccine mandate for schools

India TV News  

California became the first state in the US to announce plans to require student vaccination for Covid-19 by adding the vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for school, such as the vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella. According to an order approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, students in the Golden State would be required to be vaccinated …

California pushes 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren
3 years, 5 months ago

California pushes 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California is poised to impose the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, a move announced Friday that could push other states to follow as many did after Gov. Newsom said the mandate won’t take effect for all children until the U.S. government has finished fully vetting the vaccine for two age groups — 12 to 15 …

California student COVID vaccine mandate: New safety rules
3 years, 5 months ago

California student COVID vaccine mandate: New safety rules

LA Times  

California is again on the leading edge of vaccine mandates, requiring all eligible public and private schoolchildren to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate could take effect for students between grades 7 through 12 as early as January if there is full federal approval before then for a COVID-19 vaccine for children age 12 to 15. In a 7-2 decision, …

Newsom sets COVID vaccine mandate across California schools
3 years, 5 months ago

Newsom sets COVID vaccine mandate across California schools

LA Times  

The COVID vaccine mandate would apply to students 12 and older after they become eligible for a fully approved vaccine. The mandate would take effect for grades seven through 12, starting with the school term following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the vaccine for children ages 12 and older, Gov. “The governor missed an opportunity to …

California school COVID-19 vaccine mandate: What to know
3 years, 5 months ago

California school COVID-19 vaccine mandate: What to know

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom issued a mandate Friday requiring all eligible public and private school students in California to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Here are the basics of how it will work: The mandate would take effect for grades 7 through 12 the semester after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the vaccine for children 12 and older. The …

Arkansas bill creates antibody exemption for vaccine mandate
3 years, 6 months ago

Arkansas bill creates antibody exemption for vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

— Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would allow workers to opt out of their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement if they’re tested weekly or can prove they have natural antibodies. The House and Senate Public Health committees endorsed identical versions of the bill, which also would require the state to pay unemployment benefits to workers who are fired for …

California lawmakers shelve vaccine bills -- for now
3 years, 6 months ago

California lawmakers shelve vaccine bills -- for now

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s progressive state Legislature has shelved bills aimed at requiring workers to either be vaccinated or get weekly coronavirus testing to keep their jobs, punting on a debate about vaccine mandates just days before the state’s Democratic governor faces a recall election. “While I’m disappointed we will not be passing a bill that would have created greater …

Democratic lawmakers drop idea for a California statewide vaccine mandate
3 years, 7 months ago

Democratic lawmakers drop idea for a California statewide vaccine mandate

LA Times  

Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, shown in 2020, said she will not pursue a proposal this year for a vaccine mandate. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks said she will not pursue the proposal this year after drafts of her bill language were leaked last week, saying she needed more time to craft “the strongest bill possible.” However, dropping the proposal before the Legislature adjourns …

California lawmakers grapple with whether to impose a statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate
3 years, 7 months ago

California lawmakers grapple with whether to impose a statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate

LA Times  

Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks wears a face mask as she calls on lawmakers to approve a measure to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot to allow state legislators to vote remotely during emergencies. “I think that the Legislature doing this takes a little bit of heat off of the governor, but at the end of the day, the buck …

Landmark FDA approval could turbocharge COVID-19 vaccinations in California
3 years, 7 months ago

Landmark FDA approval could turbocharge COVID-19 vaccinations in California

LA Times  

A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared in May at a mobile vaccine clinic held at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park in Los Angeles. The formal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could be a key turning point in California’s pandemic response, opening the floodgates to even more mandates and — experts hope — a significant wave of vaccinations. “It will lead …

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