Healthcare Workers In California Will Be Required To Get COVID-19 Booster Shot
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - Amid growing daily case rates of COVID-19 and increased hospitalizations, Governor Gavin Newsom's Office announced Tuesday that the state will require healthcare workers to get a booster shot.
The announcement came on his social media channels with the post on Twitter saying, "California will require healthcare works to get a COVID-19 booster. Omicron is spreading rapidly and we must do all we can to keep staff at hospitals and medical facilities healthy and safe to protect Californians during a potential winter surge."
Full details of the mandate are expected to be released during a formal announcement Wednesday at a COVID testing site in Alameda County.
According to the governor's office, Newsom will also announce "new state actions to protect Californians amid increasing COVID-19 case rates and
hospitalizations."
The state in August issued a first-in-the-nation requirement for health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate required them to receive their second dose by Sept. 30.
California will require healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 booster.
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) December 22, 2021
Omicron is spreading rapidly and we must do all we can to keep staff at hospitals and medical facilities healthy and safe to protect Californians during a potential winter surge.
More to come tomorrow.
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