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California Requires COVID-19 Booster Dose for Healthcare Workers

2021-12-22T20:43:01.885Z


The state has required since September that health workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus. "The third dose, the booster, is a game changer," Governor Newsom said.


California healthcare workers will be required to receive the coronavirus booster vaccine to ensure hospitals are prepared to deal with a surge in cases as the omicron variant spreads across the state and country.

The governor of the state, Gavin Newsom, announced the order on Tuesday in his personal account and gave more details in a press conference this Wednesday, in which he confirmed that "the two doses of the vaccine are strong, but the third, the reinforcement , change the game. "

And he added: "I want to show my gratitude to those who have already put on the reinforcement, because that has allowed us to exceed the number of workers who are performing critical tasks at this time."

When asked if the order will apply to other people, Newson said that, for now, the priority "is

on children and health personnel

."

"The important thing is to keep [these two groups] safe and sound," he said.

Regarding the family reunions of the next parties, the governor stressed that the importance of daily and individual decisions.

"Nothing we do here [in the state] matters, if the right decisions are not made at home," he said.

And he stressed the importance of continuing to wear face masks and following the distancing measures.

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California already requires healthcare workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, a measure that took effect in September and has since led to the firing or suspension of thousands of people.

It will now join New Mexico as

the second state to require booster shots for healthcare workers.

Last week, Newsom, which imposed the first statewide lockdown order in March 2020, warned that cases would likely increase and reimposed a rule requiring everyone to wear masks indoors.

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The concern stems from the increase in omicron, which has already become the dominant variant in the country.

Every state has registered at least one case of this strain, according to data from our sister network NBC News.

So far, California has fared much better than many other states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rank the state as having a "high" level of transmission of the virus, like most of the country.

But in the past week,

the state registered an average of 114 new cases per 100,000 residents, less than half the national rate.

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Although 70% of Californians have been fully vaccinated, there are still 30% - about 12 million people - who have not.

The state Department of Health says that

people who are not vaccinated are seven times more likely to become infected,

almost 13 times more likely to be hospitalized and almost 16 times more likely to die from the coronavirus.

Travelers wait for transportation to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on Monday, December 20, 2021.Jae C. Hong / AP

What is known about omicron

Scientists claim that the omicron variant spreads more easily than other strains of coronavirus, including the delta.

Early studies suggest that

those vaccinated will need a third injection to have a better chance of preventing infection

, but even without the extra dose, vaccination should offer strong protection against serious illness and death.

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Early data suggests that for most people, at least those up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, omicron causes a mild illness similar to the common cold, which is another form of the coronavirus.

A healthcare worker hands a COVID-19 test kit to a person in their car in La Sierra Park in Riverside, California, on Dec. 21. Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag

The most common symptoms detected so far are: cough, extreme tiredness, and stuffy and runny nose.

According to experts,

loss of smell and taste is rare,

unlike the other variants.

Newson announces these measures a day after the president, Joe Biden, presented his plan to deal with the new wave of infections.

The White House initiative includes, among other measures, the deployment of 1,000 National Guard personnel, the shipment of 500 million free home tests and the installation of more federal COVID-19 testing centers as well as vaccination clinics.

Source: telemundo

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