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Vaccines will soon be more accessible to residents in California.
Yester day , state health officials issued vaccination guidelines that are different than the CDC’s. And Governor Newsom signed a bill that would require insurance plans to cover vaccines that the state endorses.
California now recommends this season’s updated COVID-19 and flu vaccine to anyone six months and older who wants them.
This announcement comes alongside similar recommendations from Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. Earlier this month , the states formed an inter-state public health partnership, to QUOTE “uphold scientific integrity in public health.”
This takes place just two days ahead of a key meeting where a federal vaccine panel will review th