Poll finds broad support for continued mask and vaccine mandates in California schools

Almost two-thirds of California voters support mask and vaccine mandates in schools, according to a poll conducted in early February by the Institute of Governmental Studies at the UC Berkeley and co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

Among parents, 61 percent approved mask mandates in schools and 55 percent approved vaccine mandates, the paper reports. The poll also found that a significant number of Black and Latino parents did not feel their children were safe from COVID at school.