California became thefirst state in the countryto move forward on mandating COVID-19 vaccines for school children in October, when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state will require the vaccine for all school children ages 12-17 once the FDA grants full approval. The mandate allow exemptions fo...
"Until children's access to COVID vaccination is greatly improved, I believe that a state-wide policy to require COVID vaccination in schools is not the immediate priority, although it is an appropriate safety policy for many school districts in communities with good vaccine access," Pan said ...
California's governor issued an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine mandate for children attending schools in the state, a move that country star Jason Aldean finds troubling.
California Bill to let 12-Year-Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent Passes State Senate SB 866 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) to allow children ages 12 to 17 to take the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent, just passed the California Sta...
The mandate will apply to students in public and private schools in California. The exact timeline for when the rules kick in remains to be determined. The state is waiting for the Food and Drug Administration to issue full approval of a COVID vaccine for children. The requirement will take...
Growing concerns about the highly contagious Delta variant has led California to become the first state in the U.S. to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public and private school teachers. The decision has led to organized walk-outs in some schools raising fears o...
–Hepatitis B – 3 doses (Hep B is not required for 7thgrade but is required for school and will be checked at 8thgrade or high school) AVFCA explains the exemptions: Children who have a Vaccine Medical Exemption, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or are homeschooled with a Priva...
Newsom noted the state was one of the first to mandate masks for all teacher and students. Until the announcement Wednesday, he had left the decision of vaccines up to individual districts. Some school districts had already announced a vaccine requirement, including Long Beach, Oakland, Sacramento...
Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association, called the vaccine mandate "an important step in the long battle we face against COVID-19 and the multiple variants that have emerged." "We are once again on a dangerous precipice that demands both our fortitude and our...
Calif. California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. The statewide vaccine mandate for K-12 educators comes as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns of the highly contagious del...