California Department of Public Health Archives

Los Angeles Unified School Board Mandates Vaccinations For All Students 12 and Up

September 10, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2021 7:51 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School Board approved a mandate that requires all students in the district ages 12 and up to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during a special meeting on Thursday. The mandate, which was proposed last month following an...

Ric Grenell’s ‘Fix California’ Files Injunction Against Latest Los Angeles Mask Mandate

July 17, 2021 8:39 amJuly 22, 2021 7:32 am

“I’m hearing that @RichardGrenell‘s #FixCalifornia is working to file an injunction against the latest Los Angeles County mask mandate. This is good, because I have a lot of questions,” the Globe Tweeted Friday. We referenced our article reporting that Los...

Why Are California Cities’ Public Health Officers Really Ordering Masks Worn Indoors?

July 16, 2021 2:37 amJuly 15, 2021 9:44 pm

Thursday, Los Angeles County public health officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, announced at a video press conference a new order requiring masks be worn by LA residents when indoors, regardless of vaccination status — effective Sunday morning at 12:01AM. If Los...

CA Department of Public Health Reverses Course on Stricter School COVID-19 Rules

July 13, 2021 11:09 am

The California Department of Health abruptly changed course on school COVID-19 regulations several times on Monday, removing many previously announced regulations and giving more control to local districts over a broad statewide mandate. The largest mandate, mandatory face masks, still...

California Public Health Officials Silent on CDC Vaccine Injury Report of 438,440 ‘Adverse Events’

July 12, 2021 2:15 amJuly 12, 2021 5:58 pm

In a strange announcement Friday, the California Department of Public Health said that school children will have to continue to wear mandatory face masks in class despite new CDC guidelines saying that masks are no longer necessary in schools. “We...

California Schools To Require Masks This Fall Despite New CDC Guidelines Saying That They Are Not Mandatory

July 10, 2021 7:53 amJuly 11, 2021 8:19 am

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced on Friday that children will continue to wear mandatory masks in school despite new federal guidelines saying that masks are no longer necessary in schools. Earlier on Friday, the U.S. Centers for...

San Francisco Order Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations For All City Employees

June 28, 2021 10:56 amJune 28, 2021 2:54 pm

San Francisco city employees have one month to comply with a new city order to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning to day. According to the order, which was released last week and subsequently polarized workers for the the city of...