Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Mandate COVID Vaccine in California Workplaces

SACRAMENTO—A group of Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Feb. 10 that would mandate all workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in California, even as omicron cases continue to plummet statewide. Assembly Bill 1993, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), is part of a series of bills generated by a coalition of state legislators—the Vaccine Work Group—aimed at developing policies to create stricter inoculation laws. “Our pathway to stability—and aw...