California becomes first state to order teachers to get COVID vaccine or test

By Lisa Shumaker and Peter Szekely (Reuters) -California on Wednesday became the first U.S. 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. The move comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s statewide ban on mask mandates hit its second legal setback after a judge in Dallas County temporarily blocked it from being enforced amid a nationwide rise in coronavirus cases. Abbott and fellow Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida have faced defiance htt…

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