Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Digital Covid Vaccine Portal Hits Snag: When California officials unveiled a new system to provide digital covid-19 vaccine records last week, they billed it as a convenience. But the state has received nearly 70,000 troubleshooting forms submitted online by residents looking to correct or complete their information. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 21, 2021
Monday’s California health news covers mental health apps, digital vaccine records, LA first responders, legislation, heat, covid and more.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 18, 2021
Vaccinated Workers Can Officially Ditch The Mask: Eliminating a major stumbling block to his plan for a smooth reopening of California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Thursday that he said would allow vaccinated workers in most jobs to go mask-free Friday. Read more from the Bay Area News Group, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and CapRadio.
Daily Edition for Thursday, June 17, 2021
Thursday’s California health news summaries cover the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision, reopenings, the heat wave, mental health and more.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Hope, Hesitation As California Reopens: California shrugged off 15 months of pandemic restrictions Tuesday and emerged into an appropriately sunny day to take a celebratory — if cautious — collective leap toward a post-covid normal. At Universal Studios, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave out $1.5 million prizes to 10 winners of a lottery for people who have been at least partially vaccinated. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Comprehensive coverage of the reopening continues below.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Reopening Day Has Arrived: After 15 months of covid lockdown, California reopened Tuesday to fanfare and nervousness. For many, it may be a slow reentry into mixed society. For others, life may look a lot like normal. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Comprehensive coverage of the reopening continues below.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 14, 2021
The Big Reopening Is Almost Here: Californians come Tuesday will largely return to a world most Golden Staters haven’t seen for nearly a year and a half. Limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings go away. So do the half-capacity limits on restaurants, theaters, gyms and places of worship. Read more from the Bay Area News Group and San Francisco Chronicle. More on the reopening, below.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 11, 2021
Shifting Rules About Masks Confuse Business Owners: Businesses in California remain baffled by the changing rules over who needs to wear masks as the state prepares to fully reopen Tuesday. Some business leaders say Gov. Gavin Newsom should step in and order just one set of mask rules for everyone. Read more from AP and the San Francisco Chronicle. More coverage about California’s reopening, below.
Daily Edition for Thursday, June 10, 2021
Safety Board Backs Down On Workplace Mask Rules: California’s workplace-safety board on Wednesday voted to drop controversial new rules that could have required many workers to keep their masks on for months, yielding to growing pressure. Read more from the Bay Area News Group, Los Angeles Times and AP.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 9, 2021
California Announces Final List Of Color-Coded Tiers: California health officials on Tuesday released the final list of counties’ covid-19 reopening tier levels, with the state scheduled to do away with them June 15. Six counties were promoted: Alameda, Napa, San Diego, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara moved into yellow; Stanislaus moved into orange. Read more from The Sacramento Bee. Continued coverage, below.