Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles Jan. 24. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo
Emily HoevenCalMattersWithin the space of a few hours Thursday, April 14, California’s possible COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students were significantly scaled back and then postponed for at least a year, underscoring the political risk Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers might have taken on by ordering thousands of unvaccinated students into distance learning in the middle of an election year.Especially as children are reported to have statistically very low or zero risk from COVID-19 and yet thousands of adverse effects, including death are being reported from the COVID-19 vaccines.First, Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento tabled his controversial bill that would have required all children ages 0 to 17 to be vaccinated against COVID to attend school or c
