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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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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Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines seen for preventing COVID hospitalizations
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does a significantly better job of preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations compared with Pfizer’s shot.
Posted inEducation
Cabrillo in-person students, staff facing midnight Wednesday deadline to submit vax proof
Students who haven’t uploaded proof of vaccination or proof of an exemption by midnight will be at risk of being dropped from their in-person classes. Faculty will be subject to disciplinary action at Cabrillo, which began its fall semester with half of its classes offered in person.
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California recall election results closely linked to COVID-19 vaccination rates
Higher vaccination rates correlated with higher support for Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election, and vice versa, analysis of voting data shows. The trend tracks with what political observers suggested in the run-up to the election — that voters’ inoculation status has become a new indicator for how they would cast their ballots.
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California coronavirus cases dropping, CDC says
California’s coronavirus transmission level has fallen from “high” to “substantial,” the second-highest tier as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The trends could bring eventual relief to areas like the Central Valley where hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases.