{"id":133798,"date":"2021-12-21T22:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T06:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=133798"},"modified":"2021-12-21T22:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T06:46:19","slug":"governor-newsom-to-announce-new-state-actions-to-protect-californians-amid-growing-threat-of-omicron-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=133798","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom to Announce New State Actions to Protect Californians Amid Growing Threat of Omicron Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alameda County, CA&#8230;Governor Gavin Newsom will visit a COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinic in Alameda County tomorrow to discuss new state actions to protect Californians amid increasing COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations, including requiring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1473447218682101762\">boosters for health care workers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/speechnewsom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7842\" \/><\/p>\n<p>California has put more shots in arms than any other state \u2013 administering more than 64 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine \u2013 and\u00a0announced\u00a0first-in-the-nation vaccine measures, including requiring that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/OPA\/Pages\/NR21-242.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">workers in health care settings<\/a>\u00a0be fully vaccinated, adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/10\/01\/california-becomes-first-state-in-nation-to-announce-covid-19-vaccine-requirements-for-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">required to attend school in-person<\/a>\u00a0when fully authorized for applicable grade spans, and implementing a standard that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/08\/11\/california-implements-first-in-the-nation-measure-to-encourage-teachers-and-school-staff-to-get-vaccinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all school staff<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/07\/26\/california-implements-first-in-the-nation-measures-to-encourage-state-employees-and-health-care-workers-to-get-vaccinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all state workers<\/a>\u00a0either show proof of full vaccination or be tested at least once per week.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN:\u00a0Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at approx. 10:40 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>LIVESTREAM:\u00a0@CAgovernor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcert1.mail-west.com%2FynQ%2FmaD%2Fuzjanmc7r%2Ftmy%2FaDg%2Fgmzv676q81%2Fq0y49%2F2aDqzk&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJulie.Sone%40abc.com%7C8cb84d34931c446b9a4a08d921226eb2%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C637577254042263405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=XIyS1MJqE2bn9ikaf4OMs%2FGnb81URYCKX6ILvW0cjVE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0page,\u00a0California\u00a0Governor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcert1.mail-west.com%2FmeXyrK%2FXgtmyuzjanmc7r%2Fe%2Fgmzv676q81%2Fq0y49%2F3eXdhv&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJulie.Sone%40abc.com%7C8cb84d34931c446b9a4a08d921226eb2%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C637577254042273408%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=CV9P9c9DQybfcKLp7xqlre8jEA9k8nlqMAGV4sE729I%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page and California\u00a0Governor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcert1.mail-west.com%2FmsIyfV%2Fjanmc7r%2FsIgtmyuz%2Fgmzv676q81%2Fq0y49%2F4sIwfr&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJulie.Sone%40abc.com%7C8cb84d34931c446b9a4a08d921226eb2%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C637577254042273408%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=QDVnWp7ypyUTfPSR4Ha%2BynNtzIAZYjuMSgi7q24PWKY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>This press conference is also available to TV stations on the LiveU Matrix under \u201cCalifornia Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>**NOTE: This event is open to credentialed media only, reporters interested in attending must RSVP to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:govpressoffice@gov.ca.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">govpressoffice@gov.ca.gov<\/a>\u00a0with names of the reporters who will be in attendance for information on 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