REUTERS: California on Wednesday became the first US state to require that its teachers and other school staff be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19, a move Governor Gavin Newsom called"a responsible step" to ensure the safety of children.
Masks have become a divisive issue, often splitting the country along political lines, despite near-universal agreement among health experts that they can limit the spread of the virus. The vaccination requirement in California schools follows similar orders that applied to state employees and healthcare workers.
In response, the US government and several states, along with some hospitals, universities and a growing number of private employers, have said they require employees to get inoculated. The White House said last week that almost 90 per cent of US educators and school staff are vaccinated. The top elected official in Dallas County, Judge Clay Jenkins, who sought the court order issued late Tuesday, said preventative steps such as mask-wearing are needed to combat a spike in new cases of COVID-19.
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