Get vaccinated or face weekly Covid tests, California teachers and staff told

• Governor Newsom announces first-in the-nation policy
• Concerns grow about highly contagious Delta variant

California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly Covid testing, as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns about the highly contagious delta variant, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

Newsom announced the new policy at a San Francisco Bay Area school that reopened earlier this week to in-person classes. Many California schools are back in session, with others starting in the coming weeks.

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