News Hospitals filling with unvaccinated patients in COVID hot spots; California mandates vaccines for healthcare workers: COVID-19 updates August 5, 2021August 5, 2021Steven Vargas, Elinor Aspegren and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAYComments Off on Hospitals filling with unvaccinated patients in COVID hot spots; California mandates vaccines for healthcare workers: COVID-19 updates An estimated 2.2 million workers are included in California's healthcare vaccine mandate. The latest COVID-19 updates.