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    George Skelton: Forget 'personal freedom.' California's statewide school vaccine mandate will save lives

    by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times Oct 11, 2021 3 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Look, if you're not vaccinated, your chances of getting COVID-19 are eight times higher than if you had the shots.

    It gets worse: If you're unvaccinated and test positive, your odds of being hospitalized jump by 13 times.

    And you're 18 to 20 times more likely to die.

    Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the state Health and Human Services Agency, cited those California numbers when I asked what difference vaccination makes — especially for school kids.

    Gov. Gavin Newsom has set in motion COVID-19 vaccination mandates for all public and private

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