California To Require Healthcare Workers To Get COVID-19 Booster Shot

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With Omicron cases surging, a caller COVID-19 vaccine mandate was ordered successful California by Gov. Gavin Newsom requiring each healthcare workers to get a booster shot.

“With Omicron connected the rise, we’re taking contiguous actions to support Californians and guarantee our hospitals are prepared,” Newsom tweet Tuesday.

BREAKING: California volition necessitate healthcare workers to get their booster.

With Omicron connected the rise, we’re taking contiguous actions to support Californians and guarantee our hospitals are prepared.

More to travel successful our authoritative announcement tomorrow.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 22, 2021

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Newsom said an authoritative announcement with much details connected this mandate volition travel Wednesday.

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The state’s astir 2.2 cardinal wellness attraction workers were antecedently mandated to beryllium afloat vaccinated by the extremity of September.

Meanwhile, connected Tuesday, President Biden announced the authorities would marque 500 cardinal accelerated at-home tests freely disposable to Americans, summation enactment for hospitals and adhd investigating sites successful regions that request further capacity, CBS News reported.

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On Monday, the CDC released caller information showing that the omicron variant is present making up much than 73 percent of caller infections. It has been labeled the astir communal COVID-19 variant wrong the United States.

CBS13 Staff