California’s COVID-19 Transmission Rate Is Lower Than Other States

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Laura Sanchez got a COVID vaccine shot last month from nurse Noleen Nobleza in Orange, Calif.





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In all other U.S. states, virus transmission is rated as «high.

State health experts say relatively high vaccination rates in California ahead of the arrival of the delta variant of the coronavirus made a difference. They say additional measures, such as masking, also helped stem the surge.

State data say nearly 70% of eligible Californians are fully vaccinated.

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