California’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, on hold since April, is dropped
1 year, 10 months 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 health officials confirmed. But the vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, a state Public Health Department policy, would not automatically have changed by the lifting of the emergency declaration. Public health officials, in response to a follow-up query, said their statement “simply confirmed what’s been clear for some time: that emergency regulations are not being pursued,” adding that this decision “corresponds with the recent announcement to end the federal public health emergency in the coming months.” While the acknowledgment of the change in policy has symbolic meaning for many, the practical effect is negligible.

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Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Cloud, Minn.: “I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.” If you want to experiment on somebody’s kids, Kamala Harris, AOC, and so forth, have your own kids, lay off of mine.This is about doing what you want to do …

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US advisers recommend a fall vaccination campaign

The Independent  

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Los Angeles could end COVID vaccination rule for city employees
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles could end COVID vaccination rule for city employees

LA Times  

The potential end of the vaccination requirement mirrors other local governments’ policies and comes as cases have begun to rise slightly in California. UPDATE Council ends vaccination rule The Los Angeles City Council voted, 13-0 with two members absent, on June 11, 2024, to end the vaccine requirement for city employees. The COVID vaccination rule was first approved by city …

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof
9 months ago

Louisiana debates civil liability over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, or the lack thereof

Associated Press  

— Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place mandates vaccines or not and a bill that would prohibit schools from requiring students to receive the vaccine. This legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers’ conversations on COVID-19 vaccines have broadened to also …

Older Californians now eligible for another COVID-19 vaccine dose
9 months, 1 week ago

Older Californians now eligible for another COVID-19 vaccine dose

LA Times  

Denise Fractious of Pasadena receives her COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic at Kaiser Permanente Pasadena in October 2023. Older Californians who received last autumn’s updated COVID-19 vaccination can now get another shot, state health officials said. Adults 65 and older should get a second dose of the updated shot that first became available in September, as long as at least …

Opinion: California’s new rules allow COVID-positive kids in school. Here’s the problem
11 months ago

Opinion: California’s new rules allow COVID-positive kids in school. Here’s the problem

LA Times  

The California Department of Public Health recently updated its COVID guidance to allow people who have tested positive to exit isolation sooner than before. This change came as a surprise to many — and it prompted some outrage when the Oakland Unified School District announced a new policy as a result, one in which students who test positive without symptoms …

COVID-19 intensifies across California, with the worst probably still to come
11 months, 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 intensifies across California, with the worst probably still to come

LA Times  

The winter COVID-and-flu season is ramping up in California and nationwide, with doctors and other experts saying the worst of the respiratory illness season is still to come. “And we’re probably not quite to the zenith of it yet,” said Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. “Looking at some of the data that …

Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
1 year 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,” …

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Watch out for insurance issues and canceled appointments
1 year, 2 months ago

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Watch out for insurance issues and canceled appointments

LA Times  

People seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into problems getting it due to high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. Some people seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast. “We are aware of isolated incidences at a small number of locations where appointments had to …

There’s no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway
1 year, 3 months ago

There’s no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “No COVID-19 public health restrictions or mask requirements are being considered by the Murphy administration,” said Christi Peace, spokesperson for New Jersey Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked during a news conference Wednesday about whether she would consider mask or vaccine mandates: “We are in a place where we’re seeing low …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system or public health resources are far more able to respond to the threat that COVID poses to our country and do so in …

US Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers to end on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers to end on May 11

Live Mint  

In the United States, the Covid-19 vaccine requirement for international travellers will end on May 11, and the coronavirus public health emergency will also terminate on the same day, the White House said in an official statement. “Today, we are announcing that the Administration will end the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travellers at …

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11

India Today  

The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign air travellers be vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions …

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Hindu  

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said on May 1. The unvaccinated minority “can cause a lot of damage, and they are.” Federal courts and Congress have already rolled back Mr. Biden's vaccine requirements for large employers …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

LA Times  

The Biden administration will end most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system …

L.A. County ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for deputies, firefighters, employees
1 year, 8 months ago

L.A. County ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for deputies, firefighters, employees

LA Times  

Liesl Eibschutz, a medical student from Dartmouth University, loads a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kedren Health in Los Angeles on April 15, 2021. Los Angeles County has ended its COVID-19 employee vaccination requirement, allowing workers — including sheriff’s deputies and firefighters — to be hired even if they haven’t gotten a shot. “There is no longer a …

California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required
1 year, 9 months ago

California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required

LA Times  

Jazmin Escamilla takes blood samples Dec. 19 in the ambulance bay outside the emergency department at MLK Community Hospital in Los Angeles. With the COVID-19 state of emergency a thing of the past, California health officials on Friday unveiled plans to relax guidance on masking in high-risk settings and to end vaccination requirements for healthcare workers. California L.A. County’s COVID-19 …

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Here’s why that’s wise

LA Times  

A California Supreme Court decision last week reaffirmed that individual school districts lack the authority to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Unlike the other vaccines required for school enrollment in California, the COVID vaccines are unreliable at preventing infection or transmission, providing at best modest protection against infection for only a couple of months. We never had any …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. “Their regulations are making it harder to give care …

Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
1 year, 11 months ago

Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated. That includes, he said, “the ability of commanders to consider, as appropriate, the individual immunization status of personnel in making deployment, assignment, and …

New Law Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For US Troops
2 years ago

New Law Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For US Troops

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, after the mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden. The new law effectively ends those exemption requests, but questions remain about whether any limited …

New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US troops
2 years ago

New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US troops

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, after the mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden. Biden had opposed the Republican-backed provision, agreeing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that lifting the mandate was not …

Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, U.S. Defense secretary says
2 years ago

Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, U.S. Defense secretary says

LA Times  

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III introduces the B-21 Raider at Northrop Grumman in Palmdale last week. Austin said this weekend he supports keeping the military’s COVID vaccine requirement: “This mandate has kept people healthy.” Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the …

San Diego Unified’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate struck down in court — again
2 years, 1 month ago

San Diego Unified’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate struck down in court — again

LA Times  

Nurse Zoe Reza administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Blossom Bess, 15, at a mobile clinic at Crawford High School in San Diego in January. A California appeals court ruled against the San Diego Unified School District’s COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, which has been on pause for the last half-year. “This is a great win for children and the rule of …

Southern California braces for difficult flu season as cases rise after COVID lull
2 years, 2 months ago

Southern California braces for difficult flu season as cases rise after COVID lull

LA Times  

Officials generally recommend the flu vaccine for people 6 months and older. This year, officials are also suggesting those age 65 or older get turbocharged flu vaccines that are considered higher dose or “adjuvanted,” which helps trigger a stronger immune response. The current levels of flu activity are “much higher” compared to pre-pandemic years, the Los Angeles County Department of …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday. The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect — COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Because the shots have already been recommended under emergency authorization for Americans older than 6 months, …

States, not CDC, set school vaccination requirements
2 years, 2 months ago

States, not CDC, set school vaccination requirements

LA Times  

Paolo Canizales, 10, winces as he gets a shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Hellen Keller Elementary School in Lynwood. Another popular tweet similarly claimed the CDC committee’s vote would make the vaccination “mandatory for school registration.” But the public health agency doesn’t determine school vaccination requirements. “ACIP has no authority to make law.” CDC spokesperson Kate Grusich said in …

California ends coronavirus testing requirements for certain unvaccinated workers
2 years, 3 months ago

California ends coronavirus testing requirements for certain unvaccinated workers

LA Times  

California has rescinded coronavirus testing requirements for unvaccinated workers at schools, healthcare facilities and other congregate settings, the latest rule to be rolled back as the state enters what officials say is a new phase of the pandemic. “We’ve entered a phase of the pandemic where the majority of people in these workplace settings are vaccinated, and our youngest Californians …

California won’t expand teen vaccines without parental OK
2 years, 3 months ago

California won’t expand teen vaccines without parental OK

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California won’t allow teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents’ consent. A coalition of groups opposed to vaccine mandates called it a “blatant, dangerous trampling of California parents’ and guardians’ ability to protect and care for their children.” A Voice for Choice Advocacy said minors may not know their full …

Bill to allow minors to be vaccinated without parental consent is withdrawn
2 years, 3 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 …

A looming COVID risk in California? Schools return with fewer rules, lagging vaccine rates
2 years, 4 months ago

A looming COVID risk in California? Schools return with fewer rules, lagging vaccine rates

LA Times  

First-graders at Ellen Ochoa Learning Center in Cudahy participate in a pep rally on the playground during the first day of school. California schools reopened for the fall semester with loosened COVID-19 protocols and low vaccination rates among younger students, presenting a new test for the trajectory of the pandemic as some experts expect another rise in cases when winter …

Editorial: Vaccines are safe. So why shouldn’t teens be able to get them on their own?
2 years, 4 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 …

CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
2 years, 4 months ago

CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The CDC also dropped a “test-to-stay” recommendation, which said students exposed to COVID-19 could regularly test — instead of quarantining at home — to keep attending school. “After two …

L.A. schools drop aggressive COVID-19 rules: No more testing for all and masks stay optional
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A. schools drop aggressive COVID-19 rules: No more testing for all and masks stay optional

LA Times  

When Los Angeles schools open on Aug. 15, mask wearing will be optional and other COVID-19 safety rules relaxed to match with county requirements. Los Angeles Unified school leaders on Tuesday officially stepped back from COVID-19 safety protocols that have been among the most far-reaching in the country, choosing instead to mirror current county requirements and join most other school …

Judge strikes down paused LAUSD student vaccine mandate
2 years, 5 months ago

Judge strikes down paused LAUSD student vaccine mandate

LA Times  

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down L.A. Unified’s student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that the school district exceeded its authority and that the power to require children to be vaccinated to attend school lies with the state. The ruling, however, has no immediate effect within the L.A. Unified School District, because the district in May …

COVID vaccination of kids under 5 begins: Here’s how to get shots in California
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID vaccination of kids under 5 begins: Here’s how to get shots in California

LA Times  

The next, and final, major phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off this week, with California finally able to secure doses for children under the age of 5. On its own website, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that “due to delays in shipping, vaccine for those 6 months and older may not be available until …

COVID vaccines may soon be available for kids under 5. What Californians need to know
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID vaccines may soon be available for kids under 5. What Californians need to know

LA Times  

Felix Johnstone of Altadena, with mother Caitlin Johnstone, right, receives a child’s dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Shirley Alfonso at Eugene A. Obregon Park on Nov. 3 in Los Angeles. “As we have seen with older age groups, we expect that the vaccines for younger children will provide protection from the most severe outcomes of COVID-19, such …

Politics and pandemic fatigue derail California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates
2 years, 6 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 …

Arizona governor OK’s ban on school COVID-19 vaccines
2 years, 7 months ago

Arizona governor OK’s ban on school COVID-19 vaccines

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Republican governor has signed legislation that will prevent state health officials from ever adding a COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required school inoculations and bar face mask mandates in any buildings operated by state or local governments. One would bar schools from requiring students to don masks unless their parents gave their explicit OK and another …

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion
2 years, 7 months ago

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LA Times  

Sarginoor Kaur, 7, gets the COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Chelsea Meyer at Arleta High School in November. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Supt. About 78% of Los Angeles Unified School District students age …

State measure that would allow preteens to get vaccines without parental consent advances
2 years, 7 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 …

L.A. schools chief pushes to delay student COVID vaccination mandate
2 years, 7 months ago

L.A. schools chief pushes to delay student COVID vaccination mandate

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Unified School District should delay its requirement that students be vaccinated against COVID-19 until next year, its superintendent recommended Thursday, given the system’s already high vaccination rates among older students as well as low transmission rates in schools. “We also know that the district’s high vaccination rates played a crucial role in keeping kids in school throughout …

California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
2 years, 8 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 …

L.A. Unified’s fall 2022 vaccine mandate in question as state delays its requirement
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. Unified’s fall 2022 vaccine mandate in question as state delays its requirement

LA Times  

A nurse gives a student the first dose of the Pfiizer vaccine. The Los Angeles Unified School District, among the largest school districts in the nation to mandate student COVID-19 vaccines, is now confronted with a pivotal decision over whether to stick with its requirement for fall 2022 or align with the state, which has delayed its rule for at …

California pauses plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren
2 years, 8 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, …

Most Californians favor COVID vaccine requirements even as they’re lifted, poll finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Most Californians favor COVID vaccine requirements even as they’re lifted, poll finds

LA Times  

A woman steps out of her car at a pharmacy in Nashua, N.H., offering COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 7, 2021. Most Californians still favor COVID-19 restrictions, including requirements to show proof of vaccination at large outdoor gatherings or to enter places like indoor restaurants and bars, a new survey suggests. Overall, 57% of residents surveyed by the PPIC said they …

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward
2 years, 8 months 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 …

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge
2 years, 9 months ago

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge

LA Times  

Is California doing enough to prepare for a potential increase in cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 this spring? Los Angeles County isn’t seeing as high of a percentage of BA.2 cases as places like New York and Chicago, but the L.A. County Department of Public Health is saying nationwide trends suggest that Angelenos “should be prepared to mitigate the …

COVID-19 is fading. But ending the health emergency could leave us vulnerable
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 is fading. But ending the health emergency could leave us vulnerable

LA Times  

As the coronavirus releases its deadly grip on the United States and pandemic rules governing daily life fall away, is it time to declare the national public health emergency over? “This’ll be a whole new world.” The public health emergency was first declared by then-Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Jan. 31, 2020. The federal government’s $19.3-billion program …

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