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Governor Newsom: "California is turning the page on this pandemic, thanks to swift action by the state and the work of Californians who followed public health guidelines and got vaccinated to protect themselves and their communities. With nearly 40 million vaccines administered and among the lowest case rates in the nation, we are lifting the orders that impact Californians on a day-to-day basis while remaining vigilant to protect public health and safety as the pandemic persists."
The grand reopening comes as a majority of residents have been vaccinated and as Covid-19 infections and deaths have sharply receded from a startling spike this winter.
Now, about 72% of adults and about 59% of all residents have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. Among all 50 states, California has the third-lowest seven-day death rate per capita and the seventh-lowest seven-day infection rate per capita.
At a news conference Monday, Newsom said the reopening did not mean that efforts to stop the virus were over.
"We're not done. This is not spiking the football tomorrow. It's not mission accomplished tomorrow. This virus is not going away tomorrow. This pandemic is not behind us tomorrow. We're very mindful that already in 2021 globally more people have lost their lives to Covid than the entire year 2020," he said.
Newsom also acknowledged that the CDC's mask-wearing guidance relies on people to tell the truth about their vaccination status. "It's on the basis of trust, and that's the system that's in place nationally and it's the system that will be in place in California," he said.
The grand reopening comes as a majority of residents have been vaccinated and as Covid-19 infections and deaths have sharply receded from a startling spike this winter.
Now, about 72% of adults and about 59% of all residents have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. Among all 50 states, California has the third-lowest seven-day death rate per capita and the seventh-lowest seven-day infection rate per capita.
At a news conference Monday, Newsom said the reopening did not mean that efforts to stop the virus were over.
"We're not done. This is not spiking the football tomorrow. It's not mission accomplished tomorrow. This virus is not going away tomorrow. This pandemic is not behind us tomorrow. We're very mindful that already in 2021 globally more people have lost their lives to Covid than the entire year 2020," he said.
Newsom also acknowledged that the CDC's mask-wearing guidance relies on people to tell the truth about their vaccination status. "It's on the basis of trust, and that's the system that's in place nationally and it's the system that will be in place in California," he said.
