California Governor Gavin Newsom has disappeared from public view for 10 days and abruptly canceled plans to attend the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, raising questions about what is impacting his schedule.
Newsom was last seen in public on October 27, receiving a COVID-19 booster shot in Oakland. He said it was painless and then flexed in celebration, urging others to get boosters as well.
Two days later, his office issued a statement citing unspecified family obligations, abruptly cancelling his plans to attend the global climate conference, a huge gathering of international leaders on a subject that is among his highest priorities.
The statement claimed that Newsom would attend the summit virtually, though he still has not made a video appearance. California's lieutenant governor led the delegation in his place.
Since then, Newsom has been seen only in prerecorded video statements, and in family Halloween photos posted on Monday, in costume as a pirate with his wife and four young children.
October 27: Governor Newsom was last seen in public receiving a COVID-19 booster shot in Oakland from Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency
He said it was painless and then flexed in celebration, urging others to get boosters as well
Newsom's office did not immediately respond to an inquiry from DailyMail.com on Saturday regarding the nature of his family obligations and his schedule for the past 10 days.
After the federal government late Tuesday authorized Pfzier's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use for kids 5 to 11, California implemented what state officials deemed a 'robust vaccination program.'
It's the kind of announcement that Newsom typically makes in-person in front of TV cameras, but the governor's office announced the plan with an emailed news release.
His Twitter account went dark from October 28 until Tuesday, when he tweeted Election Day support to fellow Democratic Governors Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, who were seeking reelection.
As the week went on, Newson's Twitter account was more active, tweeting about climate change, urging children to get vaccinated, and praising President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates for large companies.
Newsom submitted some prerecorded
