The state of California is auditing 428 of its public schools because more than 10% of their kindergartners or seventh grade students were not fully vaccinated last school year. An additional 80 schools did not report their vaccination information to the state.

A map of 428 California schools identified for audit because more than 10% of their kindergarten or seventh grade students were not fully vaccinated last school year.

The county’s public health office says it is sticking with established practice rather than the curtailed schedule released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The so-called “super flu” – a strain that doctors say appears to last longer and be very transmissible – is spreading in California. “It really seems to last a long time,” UCSF Dr. Monica Gandhi said.

Minutes after California launched its new online vaccine verification system, reports of issues and inaccuracies started to come in. Several staffers on our own team noticed problems, some never receiving an email, some receiving a message that their ...

The union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Public Employment Relations Board on March 8, 2023. After CSU reiterated its position on March 15, 2023, the union declined the meeting offer, saying it disagreed that there was no right to formal negotiations and had already filed charges for that reason.

The COVID-19 vaccine, its widespread distribution and eventual herd immunity are the keys to recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and getting back to normal. At least that's the light on the horizon California public health experts have been pointing to.

Respiratory viruses are usually most active from October through March, health officials say.