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Exterior of Vista Unified School District office. October 27, 2020

Groups Battle Over Mask Mandate At Vista School Board Meeting

Vista Unified School District’s board meeting got interrupted three times Thursday night when some protestors refused to wear masks, including the leader of the anti-mask group “Let Them Breath.” She was kicked out of the meeting.

Juanita Cortes, a Vista resident, gets a COVID test at the Lifeline North County testing station in Vista. August 12, 2021.

1,700 New COVID-19 Cases, Most Since January, Reported By San Diego County Friday

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 1,700 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the most cases in a single day in the county since late January.

Xavier Becerra, then nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, puts on his protective mask at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in February.

Nearly 300,000 More Federal Health Workers Are Ordered To Be Vaccinated

The Department of Health and Human Services will require nearly a third of its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while the Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded its vaccination mandate.

Students walk across campus at California State University East Bay on February 25, 2020. CSU is requiring that all students be vaccinated by Sept. 30.

Cal State Deadline Could Lead To Unvaccinated Students On Campus And Missed Classes

The California State University system decided in late July to require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Unfortunately for students, the deadline to get vaccinated and the start of classes conflict in potentially problematic ways.

Employees at the VA Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska take part in a December 2020 employee vaccination event.

The VA Is Mandating Vaccines For Its Health Care Employees, But Enforcement May Be A Challenge

The Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health workers must get vaccinated by mid-September or they'll lose their jobs.

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington on March 27, 2008.

Pentagon To Require COVID Vaccine For All Troops By Sept. 15

The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

A health care worker in Rhode Island receives a dose of the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine last December. California is implementing a vaccine mandate for all paid and unpaid workers in the health care industry starting Sept. 30.

California Will Require Vaccines For Workers In Health Care Facilities

Workers in health care facilities will be required to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with exemptions only for religious or valid medical reasons.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

July 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the July 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

A sign indicating face coverings are required at all times to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at San Diego State University. Jan. 15, 2021.

Pushback Challenges Vaccination Requirements At US Colleges

The quickly approaching fall semester has America’s colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against the coronavirus while navigating legal and political questions and rising infection rates.

A Department of Corrections officer guards the main entryway leading into San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., July 24, 2019.

US Judge May Require Vaccines For California Prison Staff

A federal judge is considering ordering all California prison employees and inmate firefighters to be vaccinated.

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