Category: AB 455

California’s Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate Amended to Include Visitors

September 2, 2021
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California officials have quietly released an amendment to an Aug. 5 order requiring all workers who provide services or are employed in health care facilities to be vaccinated. The mandate now includes visitors to indoor health care facilities. Released on Aug. 26, the amended public health order states that facilities must verify that visitors are…

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Controversial Statewide Proof of Vaccination Bill in California Delayed Until 2022

September 1, 2021
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IRVINE, Calif.—Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks said she will hold her proposed statewide vaccine verification bill, Assembly Bill 455, from moving forward in the State Legislature until 2022, “in order to allow more time to create the strongest policy possible and provide for additional stakeholder collaboration.” “I’m proud of the framework we’ve created for this bill, and…

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