https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/07/californias-easing-some-covid-rules-too-soon-too-slow/

As COVID-19 cases subside in California, state health officials Monday announced they will end vaccination and testing requirements for visiting nursing homes, and next week will ease similar restrictions on large events and the statewide indoor face mask mandate.

But one group of Californians — the state’s 6 million school children — won’t get much of a break from the pandemic rules. California’s requirement that they wear masks inside classrooms and other school buildings remains in place for now, even though New Jersey said Monday it will end a similar rule in a month.