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COVID-19 protocols and health care workers
Q. Are there still state COVID-19 restrictions on health care businesses?
A. While some health care employees are still required to mask and vaccinate, the state relaxed some COVID-19 testing restrictions this autumn.
On Sept. 13, the California Department of Public Health issued an update to COVID-19 policy that “rescinds testing requirement” ― except when federally required ― for health care workers who are exempt from COVID-19 vaccination due to medical reasons or religious beliefs.
