All healthcare workers in the state are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September.
appears on track to defeat the recall effort and remain in office with the election just two days away and mail-in voting already ongoing.
All healthcare workers in the state will have to be vaccinated by September 30 and there is no opt-out for those who receive weekly testing. California also became the first state in the nation to require state employees to show proof of vaccination or get tested at least once a week.Gavin Newsom Says Larry Elder 'Celebrates' Texas Abortion Law
In a recall election that was largely prompted by dissatisfaction with Newsom's approach to the pandemic, including a stay-at-home order and controversy about his mask-free fundraising dinner at a Napa Valley restaurant, vaccine requirements have proven a key issue in the closing days of the race. At a vaccine event in Oakland on August 31, Newsom said:"There is no more consequential decision to the health and safety of the people of the state of California than voting no on this Republican-backed recall."
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