CALIFORNIA LOCKDOWN AGAIN FREE

For information and resources, please select one of the icons below. For the most recent data changes, please visit the official dashboard here: Desktop view or Mobile view. *Please note that the data above is found via San Bernardino County's Coronavirus dashboard. However, policymakers predisposed to shutdowns frequently note that unvaccinated younger people can get and spread COVID-19 to more vulnerable elders.Daily Coronavirus cases as reported by the County.ģ40,397 Positive Cases (331,308 Recoveries) Vaccination rates are lower in younger age groups, which is understandable since younger people face much lower mortality risk. As of July 12, about 73% of Californians over 65 are fully vaccinated and 62% of those aged 50-64 are fully vaccinated. Unfortunately, millions of older Californians remain unvaccinated and thus at heightened risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Los Angeles County is already reinstating its mask mandate indoors, even for vaccinated people.Īccording to USA Facts, California ranks among the 10 most vaccinated states, with 62 percent of eligible Californians having gotten at least one shot and 51 percent fully vaccinated. But, unfortunately, such common-sense policymaking is often absent from our governments. Ideally, policymakers have learned from their mistakes and know that schools and businesses can safely be open even if cases rise. If the state reverts to its unnecessary school and business closures, even for a short time, it would exacerbate negative effects on kids, education, the economy, and our health. Olivia Kasirye recently wrote to the Sacramento Bee. The majority of cases are among those who were not vaccinated,” Sacramento County health officer Dr. “We continue to see day-to-day increases of new COVID cases. “Over 99% of the COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths we are seeing are among unvaccinated individuals,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement on July 12. Most observers blame the uptick on the more transmissible Delta variant hitting unvaccinated populations. Hundreds of gyms and fitness centers also closed, resulting in a reduction in physical health for many Californians.Īfter bottoming out in June, COVID-19 case rates are once again rising in California, which is making city and state leaders nervous.

While some restaurants would have failed under any government policy given the reasonable reluctance of many to dine indoors or near strangers, the state’s strict lockdown made matters much worse. The last thing school-aged children need this fall is an increase in cases causing another panic that closes schools to in-person learning.Īdditionally, upwards of 30% of California restaurants permanently closed during the pandemic, eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs. Millions of California school children received over a year of subpar remote education, crimping their learning outcomes and social development. To help avoid this disturbing prospect, Californians should encourage each other to get vaccinated.

CALIFORNIA LOCKDOWN AGAIN FREE

While we are now free of the state’s 17-month long COVID-19-related lockdowns, restrictions remain a real possibility again in the fall and winter. As debates continue to rage over vaccines and masking, beyond the 63,000 COVID-19 deaths suffered in the state, it is often easy to move past the other negative impacts that California’s widespread business and school closures had on kids, families and small businesses.

California lockdown again