are exempt from the mandate. healthcare workers statewide mandate continues, 87% of healthcare workers are vaccinated, up 10% in just a month. yesterday a federal court ruled healthcare workers can be temporarily exempt from the vaccine mandate for religious purposes. same court meets in two weeks time. see if that ruling will stay. mike. mike: brian live in brooklyn, new york. many thanks. sandra. sandra: mike and all of that as this just comes in to us. california has become the first state in the nation to have a coronavirus vaccine mandate for all schoolchildren, of course there is gavin newsom talking about this, he just announced it. the plan will affect all elementary through high school student to get the shot once they reach full approval issue the shot for all school aged children, right now the f.d.a.