Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Technology (CDT) announced the launch of a new digital COVID-19 vaccine verification tool, offering state residents who received a COVID-19 vaccination to conveniently access their vaccine record from the state’s immunization registry systems. California’s Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record, available on myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov, follows…
Read More »On Thursday, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) adopted revisions to the state’s COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards (ETS) that govern most workplaces throughout the state. OSHSB’s updates to the ETS follow several weeks of back-and-forth actions by the regulatory board as a result of…
Read More »This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is investing more than $3 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacturing of antiviral medicines to develop the next generation of COVID-19 treatments. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and…
Read More »Ahead of the state’s June 15 retirement of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) took a series of actions to prepare for the state’s full reopening of the economy. The Governor’s Office today established and timeline and process to continue winding down various provisions…
Read More »Ahead of the state’s anticipated June 15 retirement of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week issued updated COVID-19 guidance for the use of face coverings and testing requirements. Masking Guidance Under the updated face covering guidance which takes effect on June 15, masks are not required…
Read More »On Wednesday during a special meeting, the Cal/OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) backtracked its revised COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), unanimously voting to rescind the rules adopted last week that would have relaxed many workplace preB cautions against COVID-19. Recall, the standards adopted by the board last week would have still required…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom today conducted the state’s second “$50,000 Fridays” drawing as part of the “Vax for the Win” incentive program to encourage California residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 15 winners were randomly selected, each winning $50,000, for a total of $750,000 in cash prizes. Today’s winners are from the following counties: Monterey, Sacramento,…
Read More »On Thursday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced the United States will purchase and donate 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low- and lower middle-income countries and the African Union to support the global battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccines are anticipated to begin shipping in August 2021, and the U.S. will work…
Read More »The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will host a workshop series to exploring issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and disaster preparedness for special populations on Thursday, June 17, Thursday, July 1, and Thursday, July 15 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am PT. This three-series webinar will discuss planning and response activities…
Read More »Today, Governor Gavin Newsom conducted the state’s first “$50,000 Fridays” drawing as part of the “Vax for the Win” incentive program to encourage Californians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 15 winners were randomly selected today out of 21 million eligible residents, each winning $50,000, for a total of $750,000 in cash prizes. Winners from today’s…
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