SAN JOSE, Calif. April 4, 2019 – At two public charter schools in the Sonoma wine country town of Sebastopol, more than half the kindergartners received medical exemptions from state-required vaccines last school year. The cities of Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Nevada City, Arcata and Sausalito all had schools in which more than 30% of the […]
Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News
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California Reports Thousands Of Workers Exposed To Elevated Lead Levels
Feb. 13, 2017 – More than 6,000 California workers in munitions, manufacturing and other industries have elevated levels of lead in their blood that could cause serious health problems, according to a recent report from the state’s public health agency. The report, containing the results of tests conducted between 2012 and 2014, comes as the […]