Influenza – California Globe

How California Eliminated Medical Exemptions by Design—and Why Hepatitis B Will Expose the Lie

January 22, 2026 11:05 amJanuary 22, 2026 11:06 am

Any California parent who has tried to obtain a medical exemption in recent years—or opened a notice revoking one—has learned the same lesson: the system is rigged against them. After personal belief exemptions were eliminated in 2015 under SB 277,...

The CDC Just Overhauled the Childhood Vaccine Schedule — What It Means for California Families

January 7, 2026 11:57 amJanuary 7, 2026 11:57 am

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the most significant revision to the childhood vaccine schedule in decades. Under the new guidance, the federal...

Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus Is ‘Opportunity for Reimagining a More Progressive Era’

April 1, 2020 3:05 pmApril 2, 2020 8:01 am

Thursday will be two weeks since California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his March 19th mandatory shelter-at-home order to the state’s 40 million residents. Since then, he predicted his order could extend into June. Gov. Newsom has been giving live daily...

Perspective on Influenza and the Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 7:08 pmMarch 12, 2020 8:08 pm

So far this year, there have been at least 9.7 million cases of the flu (influenza), at least 87,000 flu-related hospitalization, and up to 12,000 deaths, according to the CDC. The California Department of Public Health is so busy...