California orders vaccine or testing for health care workers, state employees
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives a press conference at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Union City on April 15. Anne Wernikoff/ CalMatters photo
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Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that health care workers and state employees must be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing and wear masks.
Employees of hospitals, nursing homes, dentists’ and doctors’ offices and other health care settings will have to comply with the requirements by Aug. 23. In addition, all employees of state agencies will be subjected to a verification process that will be mostly in place by Aug. 2, according to state officials.