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Brayden Stymans, 15, left, receives a Covid-19 vaccine injection from nurse in Oakland on May 19, 2021. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

Bill advances to let California teens get vaccinated without parental consent

by Emily Hoeven May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

California lawmakers pass a bill to allow youths 12 and older to get vaccines without parental consent, despite lots of controversy.

Amaya Palestino, 6, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at one of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center mobile health clinics in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. California is backing away from COVID vaccine mandates for kids. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

California backs away from COVID vaccine mandates for kids

by Elizabeth Aguilera April 15, 2022April 15, 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

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Vaccine mandates are essential to state’s recovery

by Guest Commentary April 11, 2022April 8, 2022

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Evolving pandemic science has outpaced need for vaccine mandates

by Guest Commentary April 8, 2022April 6, 2022

Alameda County health workers prepare syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Strict COVID vaccine bills could face uphill battle

by Emily Hoeven April 7, 2022April 7, 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

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