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CSU System To Require COVID Vaccines For In-Person Activities This Fall

City News Service

The CSU had previously announced plans to require vaccinations, but only after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to at least one of the vaccines. All current vaccines are being administered under an "emergency use" authorization.
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NYC 'Homecoming' Show Will Star Bruce Springsteen And More, But You Have To Be Vaxxed

Andrew Limbong / NPR

The concert is being billed by New York City government as a reopening of the city — and most of the tickets will be free, but you can only get in if you provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.
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CDC Reverses Course On Indoor Masks In Some Parts Of US

Mike Stobbe / Associated Press

The new guidance follows recent decisions in Los Angeles and St. Louis to revert to indoor mask mandates amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that have been especially bad in the South.
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With All Eyes On Tokyo, The City Has Just Hit A New High In COVID-19 Cases

Scott Neuman / NPR

Tokyo officials recorded more than 2,800 new cases in the capital on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high from January.
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San Diego County Will Not Reinstate Mask Mandates As COVID-19 Cases Surge

City News Service

San Diego County public health officials announced Monday they will continue to follow state guidelines, which require indoor masking for unvaccinated people and masking of everyone in certain settings.
KPBS Evening Edition

San Diego Doctor Applauds State's Vaccine Order

Melissa Mae

“We can’t really afford to have health care personnel offline, sick with COVID, dying from COVID or just infected with COVID."
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A Group Of Michigan Lawmakers Used Coronavirus Relief Funds For $65,000 In Bonuses

Joe Hernandez / NPR

After public criticism and a determination from the county's top prosecutor that the payments to elected officials were illegal, the commissioners vowed to return their hazard payments.
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Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated. I Thought I Could Give Up Masks! But Should I?

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred / NPR

Yes, that was the plan. Then along came the delta variant. And now people who are vaccinated are wondering: Are there circumstances in which a mask would be advisable?
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VA Requires COVID-19 Vaccination For Health Care Workers

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press

The Department of Veterans Affairs has became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines. Monday's decision comes as the aggressive delta variant spreads and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated people.
KPBS Midday Edition

California To Require Vaccine Or Testing For State Workers

Kathleen Ronayne and Janie Har / Associated Press

Officials announced Monday that the new rules will take effect next month. There are at least 238,000 state employees. Health officials couldn’t immediately provide an estimate on size of the health care workforce in the nation’s most populated state.