California coronavirus updates: The latest on the pandemic - CalMatters

A nurse draws up a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile health clinic in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

California spent millions to boost COVID vaccination rates of Medi-Cal members — but they lag even more

by Ana B. Ibarra May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Gaps in COVID vaccination rates among the state’s Medi-Cal population persist. Five Medi-Cal plans still have vaccination rates under 50%.

The PerkinElmer lab in Valencia on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

COVID testing lab: California dismantles another piece of its pandemic response

by Emily Hoeven April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 24, 2022.Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Student vaccine mandates fall like dominoes

by Emily Hoeven April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Overdue: State owes community clinics millions for COVID vaccinations

by Kristen Hwang March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Masked students wait to be taken to their classrooms at Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School on July 21, 2021, in Chula Vista. Photo by Denis Poroy, AP Photo

California’s great COVID pivot: Pandemic policies expire

by Emily Hoeven March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

An Oakland resident receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the La Clinica de la Raza community vaccination site in Oakland on Jan. 4, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento/CalMatters

California legislators propose new slate of COVID-19 vaccine laws

by Elizabeth Aguilera March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

A health care worker points while a person wearing a protective face mask waits in line to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination site at the First African Episcopal Church in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Old data? CDC apparently misjudged California’s COVID risks

by Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

Parents and supporters protest school mask mandates in front of San Marcos High School in San Marcos on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo by Eduardo Contreras, The San Diego Union-Tribune

School mask wars far from over

by Emily Hoeven March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

Parents and supporters protest school mask mandates in front of San Marcos High School in San Marcos on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo by Eduardo Contreras, The San Diego Union-Tribune

California mask mandate: It’s fracturing student life

by Joe Hong February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

George Dowell, 40, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Umoja Health pop-up clinic in Oakland on Thursday, February 17, 2022. The clinic works to vaccinate Black community members against COVID-19 by hosting pop-up sites staffed by people from the community. Photo by Marissa Leshnov for CalMatters

COVID-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians, who have the state’s lowest vaccination rate

by Kristen Hwang February 25, 2022February 24, 2022