The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently issued a report examining the demographic trends of who remains unvaccinated against COVID-19 throughout the state. In PPIC’s February statewide survey, more than eight in 10 California adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with three in four receiving either both doses of…
Read More »Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled “COVID-19 Community Levels,” a new tool to help communities determine what COVID-19 prevention strategies to take based on the latest available data. Levels can be “low,” “medium,” or “high” based on a combination of three metrics. The metrics utilized by the CDC include new…
Read More »This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated three State Public Health Officer Orders allowing receipt of a COVID-19 booster to be deferred for up to 90 days for infections that occurred after the primary vaccine series. The updated orders apply to covered workers detailed in the three State Public Health Officer Orders…
Read More »Late last week, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. extended the national emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic beyond March 1, 2022. The national emergency was initially declared on March 13, 2020, and was set to expire on March 1 without an extension. The extension issued by the Biden Administration allows for the continuation of…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the continued phased rollback of executive orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Governor took action to “lift all but 5 percent of COVID-19 related executive order provisions” while maintaining critical measures to support the state’s ongoing response and recovery efforts. According to the Newsom Administration, the…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) on Thursday announced the continuation of community engagement efforts by awarding more than $27 million in contracts to 153 community-based organizations statewide. Awarded organizations will continue to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, especially among communities hardest hit by the pandemic….
Read More »A survey from the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies examined a range of issues related to how K-12 schools are handling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The poll was administered online in early February among 8,937 California registered voters. The poll’s primary findings include: Overwhelming support among the state’s voters for adding COVID-19…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its guidance related to COVID-19 vaccines to recommend an eight-week period between the first and second doses of an mRNA vaccine for some people ages 12 and older, particularly males ages 12-39 due to an increased risk of myocarditis. The CDC maintains its recommendation…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released two new reports in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that provide important insights on the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first report assessed pediatric emergency department visits, finding that overall pediatric emergency department visits decreased…
Read More »The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) recently published a study exploring the prevalence of COVID-19-related discrimination in all major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. COVID-19-related discrimination includes experiences of being threatened or harassed based on someone’s perception of another having COVID-19. Data was…
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