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News Roundup: California to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations; Facebook still spreading COVID hoaxes

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Sunday October 03, 2021 · 7:00 PM PDT

2021/10/03 · 19:00

Children in an elementary school class wear masks and sit as desks spaced apart as per coronavirus guidelines during summer school sessions in Monterey Park, California on July 9, 2020. - California Governor Gavin Newsom says the reopening of California schools for the coming school year will be based on safety and not pressure from President Donald Trump as California sets records for one-day increases in COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) — In schools, getting 'back to normal' will require near-universal vaccinations

Children in an elementary school class wear masks and sit as desks spaced apart as per coronavirus guidelines during summer school sessions in Monterey Park, California on July 9, 2020. - California Governor Gavin Newsom says the reopening of California schools for the coming school year will be based on safety and not pressure from President Donald Trump as California sets records for one-day increases in COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) — In schools, getting 'back to normal' will require near-universal vaccinations

In the news today: The FDA is widely expected to approve COVID-19 vaccination for children in coming weeks; in preparation for that move, California is becoming the first state to require COVID-19 vaccination for all public school children who become eligible. Facebook, in the meantime, continues to allow deadly pandemic hoaxes to circulate on their platform. The tidal wave of pandemic evictions that has long been expected has yet to show up, but that doesn't mean all is well for those requiring assistance.

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