Cal/OSHA is considering a proposal that would require workers to continue masking up unless the business has documentation that all employees have been fully vaccinated. They are looking out for worker safety so they may impose rules that are stricter than the general public, said Contra Costa County Health Director Chris Farnitano.
He added that the county is anxiously waiting for the agency s guidance as they ve had their share of workplace outbreaks throughout the pandemic. Certainly when people go to work in person it’s a place that they’re potentially at risk for catching COVID, he said. So all these guidelines are designed to minimize that risk.
Health officers in nine Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley announced Friday that they support recent federal guidance approving people to get vaccines for other illnesses at the same time they get a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously recommended that people wait at least 14 days after getting the COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated against other preventable illnesses.
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Public health officers in the Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley formally voiced their support Wednesday for the state keeping its mask mandate in place through June 15.
State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Monday that the state would keep its mask mandate in place despite the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updating its mask guidance last week to permit fully vaccinated people to forgo wearing a mask both indoors and outdoors in most situations.
June 15 is also when the state plans to lift its tiered reopening system, formally called the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, allowing businesses to expand back to their full indoor capacities.
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