California To Loosen Worksite Pandemic Rules Amid Reopening
California regulators on Thursday are set to approve revised worksite pandemic rules that allow fully vaccinated employees the same freedoms as when they are off the job.
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California regulators on Thursday are set to approve revised worksite pandemic rules that allow fully vaccinated employees the same freedoms as when they are off the job.
A day after giving away $1.5 million each to 10 vaccinated jackpot winners, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a new incentive: Six Flags locations are giving free tickets to 50,000 Californians 12 and up who get at least their first vaccine dose at certain clinic locations. The tickets provided by Six Flags Entertainment Corp. are worth $4.5 million.
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On the same day as California fully reopens its economy, 10 vaccinated people won winning $1.5 million each.
More than 15 months after becoming the first state in the US to implement a stay-at-home order due to the Covid-19 pandemic, California fully reopened its economy on Tuesday.
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Another 15 Californians have won $50,000 for getting vaccinated against COVID-19 - including one person in Sacramento County.
California's workplace regulators reversed themselves for the second time in a week Wednesday, withdrawing a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom's promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday.
The COVID countdown to looser restrictions is now less than a week away.
With California fully reopening come June 15, health officials will be loosening their mask guidance for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
California's workplace regulators are set to again reconsider controversial masking rules designed to protect employees against the coronavirus.
Kaiser Permanente is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine trial to children and says Sacramento residents will be able to participate.
The CDC says fully vaccinated people can do without masks in most situations, but with California's economy set to fully reopen June 15, state regulators say even if one employee in a room isn't vaccinated, everyone has to put on a face covering.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said he will not lift a state of emergency that gives him broad powers to impose or suspend rules involving the coronavirus when the state fully reopens its economy on June 15. But he still intends to lift most virus-related restrictions on that date.
Governor Gavin Newsom is in the Bay Area Thursday speaking to the media about the state's plan to support bars and restaurants after the state fully reopens on June, 15, according to his office.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board meets Thursday and will consider new workplace rules that would only allow workers to go maskless if everyone in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The settlement has little practical impact after a Supreme Court ruling led the state in April to lift limits on indoor worship. As the state's case rate of COVID-19 has plummeted since a deadly winter surge and vaccination rates rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to lift all restrictions on June 15.
resident Joe Biden is announcing a "month of action" to urge more Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before the July 4 holiday, with an early summer sprint of incentives, including free beer, childcare and sports tickets to persuade Americans to roll up their sleeves.
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A vandal is behind bars after breaking into a historic market and causing thousands of dollars in damage in the Northern California city of Placerville.
A senior citizen is speaking out after falling for an elder abuse scam that cost her thousands of dollars.
The Athletics will be paying a regular-season visit to their planned new home of Las Vegas next year.