Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Archives

New CDC Study Finds 71.4% of California Children Have Had COVID-19 Since 2020

August 17, 2022 12:46 pm

According to a recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, 71% of all children in California have had COVID-19 since the outbreak of the virus in March 2020, a higher rate than expected. The concern of COVID-19 spreading...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

Calif. Senate Clings to Mask Mandate Even as Gov. Announces He’s Dropping It

March 1, 2022 9:44 am

Even after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he was dropping the mask mandate on school kids March 12, the California State Senate leaders quickly sent a memo out to Senators and staff announcing mask mandates would remain in place while...

CA Lawmakers Propose Bill to Punish Doctors Who Speak Against COVID Treatment ‘Consensus’

February 25, 2022 1:33 pmFebruary 27, 2022 5:48 pm

Even as more off-label drug uses are discovered, Orwellian California lawmakers are introducing legislation to silence physicians who speak out on issues directly impacting their patients’ well-being, as well as the treatment of the coronavirus. Last week, Assembly Bill 2098...

California Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Introduced

February 11, 2022 10:11 amFebruary 13, 2022 10:46 am

On February 10, Assembly Members Buffy Wicks, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Evan Low, and Akilah Weber introduced Assembly Bill 1993. AB 1993 would add Government Code Section 12940.4 to require an employer to require each employee or independent contractor to provide proof...

Ric Grenell’s ‘Fix California’ Files Injunction Against Latest Los Angeles Mask Mandate

July 17, 2021 8:39 amJuly 22, 2021 7:32 am

“I’m hearing that @RichardGrenell‘s #FixCalifornia is working to file an injunction against the latest Los Angeles County mask mandate. This is good, because I have a lot of questions,” the Globe Tweeted Friday. We referenced our article reporting that Los...

Why Are California Cities’ Public Health Officers Really Ordering Masks Worn Indoors?

July 16, 2021 2:37 amJuly 15, 2021 9:44 pm

Thursday, Los Angeles County public health officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, announced at a video press conference a new order requiring masks be worn by LA residents when indoors, regardless of vaccination status — effective Sunday morning at 12:01AM. If Los...