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Nursing home chain ReNew Health continues to care for hundreds of patients even after the state attempted to crack down. Before and during the pandemic, homes connected to ReNew had safety violations.

Health Care

California Coronavirus Updates: Vietnam Faces New Highly Transmissible COVID-19 Variant

May 29, 2021

A new coronavirus variant that is highly transmissible and has features of two other strains has been detected in Vietnam.

State Government

California Will Give Away More Than $116 Million In Cash, Gift Cards To Get More People Vaccinated

May 27, 2021 | Scott Rodd

The state will give out $100 million in the form of $50 gift cards to the next 2 million newly-vaccinated Californians, and hold drawings for another $16.5 million. Here's how it will work and who is eligible.

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PolitiFact California

Can You Handle The Truth: Fact-Checking Claims About If Businesses Can Require Proof Of COVID-19 Vaccination

May 27, 2021 | Chris Nichols

Legal experts say businesses may need to make accommodations in some cases but are not barred from requiring proof of vaccination before entry.

Health Care

Willing To Help But Nowhere To Go: State’s Recruitment Of COVID-19 Volunteers Fell Short

May 23, 2021

More than 251,000 Californians signed up on MyTurn to volunteer at vaccine clinics. But only 379 people have been able to book shifts through the state’s problem-plagued website.

Health Care

Despite Pandemic, Newsom Declines To Boost Local Public Health Budgets — Again

May 23, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has, for the third consecutive year, rejected new state funding for local public health departments.

Health Care

Confusion Over Mask Rules Has Sacramento Businesses, Workers Thinking About Conflict-Resolution

May 20, 2021 | Randol White

Tension over CDC mask guidelines and state of California rules is playing out at businesses in Sacramento.

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Health Care

As Counties Expand Vaccine Access, Student-Run Clinic Steps In With Culturally Competent Care For Underserved Communities

May 19, 2021 | Janelle Salanga

Medical students are helping Sacramento-area residents to get vaccinated, streamlining the process of vaccination while offering care that’s grounded in an understanding of patients’ ethnic backgrounds.

Health Care

Homicides Surge In California Amid Covid Shutdowns Of Schools, Youth Programs

May 18, 2021

California endured a brutal spike in homicides in 2020 across large swaths of the state, registering the largest year-over-year increase in victims in three decades.

State Government

California Will Keep Mask Rules In Place Until June 15

May 17, 2021 | Chris Hagan | Nicole Nixon

The move comes a week after the CDC said fully vaccinated adults could safely go without masks in most indoor and outdoor settings.

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