Thu Apr 6, 2023 – 1:57 pm EDTThu Apr 6, 2023 – 2:57 pm EDT
SACRAMENTO (LifeSiteNews) — California this week finally lifted its remaining COVID-related mandates for healthcare facilities, scrapping the state-enforced mask, jab, and quarantine requirements for medical professionals. The move comes after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom eliminated California’s state of emergency in February, almost a full three years after the coronavirus outbreak.
Announced on March 3, the relaxing of the COVID rules for healthcare workers officially took effect on Monday.
According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)’s new guidelines, “masks will no longer be required in indoor high-risk and health care settings,” including “health care, long-term care, and correctional facilities as well as homeless, emergency, and warming and cooling centers.”
The state is also lifting its jab mandate for healthcare workers, though “federal rules continuing to ensure that most health care workers remain vaccinated for COVID-19” will remain. The federal CMS jab mandate for healthcare workers applies nationwide and was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in January, 2022.
In an additional change that took effect March 13, California also stripped back its quarantine rules for healthcare workers who tested positive
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