A state law gives California workers as much as two weeks additional paid sick leave during COVID-19, but it’s ending as a federal tax credit that offsets the cost for employers also expires.
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San Francisco airport becomes first in U.S. to require COVID-19 vaccinations for workers
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Citing religious beliefs to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine could cost you your job
Law dictates that employers must make “reasonable accommodations” for workers who refuse to be vaccinated because of religious beliefs. But in some jobs, an accommodation may not be possible.
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California plans dramatic push of COVID-19 booster shots, vaccinations
A day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized offering booster shots of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, California unveiled a plan to ramp up inoculation rates.
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Who’s dying in California from COVID-19?
California’s COVID-19 deaths are skewing younger, with the average age dropping seven years in September. And death rates are increasing for most racial groups, particularly Latinos. A by-the-numbers look at California’s COVID-19 deaths.
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Big demand makes COVID-fighting antibodies hard to get in California
Health officials in California are warning of shortages for monoclonal antibodies, which can keep COVID-19 patients from falling critically ill.
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How California turned the tide and achieved the lowest coronavirus transmission rate in the U.S.
While California has not reinstituted sweeping restrictions, the state and many local health departments have taken steps to tackle the Delta variant.
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What we know so far about COVID-19 vaccinations for kids
On Monday, Pfizer announced it will seek emergency-use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. While there’s no official timetable, it took less than a month for that authorization to be granted for the adult version late last year.
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California has the lowest coronavirus rate in the nation. Here’s what we know
The state has been among the national leaders in lowest case rates for the past week, as the number of new coronavirus infections continues to drop. California’s new case rate per 100,000 people is less than half of neighboring states, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Is my cloth mask good enough to face the Delta variant?
Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. Kaiser Health News and Politifact break it down.