Newsom to release report on ‘right and wrong’ COVID policies in California

California will soon be releasing a report over how the state handled the coronavirus pandemic

Governor Gavin Newsom says the report is expected to be 1,000 pages long

detailing what his administration did right and wrong in its response to COVID-19

Newsom says the report has been in the works for years and is meant to be an objective and honest

review. The California Health and Human Services Department has been compiling the report

Newsom's office says outside independent experts have been part of that review process over the

state's COVID-19 guidelines, weighing the good and negative impacts of implementing certain policies

such as shutting down businesses and schools and some of the nation's most strict face mask and

vaccination requirements Newsom first discussed the COVID response report during an interview with conservative podcaster Sean Ryan Ryan asked a question submitted by fellow podcaster Joe Rogan who challenged Newsom on his school vaccine

mandate during the pandemic. So with humility, seriously, humility and grace, I've asked them

to have that report done. It's going to be done next month. And it'll be the only state that I

know of that is putting out a truly objective review of what went right and what went wrong

And I know everyone's a goddamn genius now in hindsight. But at the time, none of us knew what we were up against, including the president of the United States

Newsom says the report will compare California's approach to other states and include voices from people who strongly disagreed with his decisions over mask mandates and stay-at-home orders

The governor hasn't given an exact date for release, only that it's expected to come out next month

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