California students may soon be required to be immunized for COVID-19 alongside the list of other immunizations required to attend a K-12 school in California.
to require students at all public and private schools to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, that mandate does not take effect until after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approves the shot for children ages 12 and older, which has not happened yet. That mandate also has a broad “personal belief” exemption for parents who want to opt their children out of being inoculated. Also, in Los Angeles, L.A.
The new bill would add the COVID vaccine to the list of required immunizations, right up there with chickenpox and the MMR vaccine, and the only way to opt-out is with a medical exemption and not a “personal beliefs” one. Also, the new vaccine requirement would be in place even if Pfizer-BioNTech remains available through emergency authorization for ages 5 to 15, though the bill’s architects say they are still working out the specifics of that portion.
A California lawmaker known for tightening restrictions on school vaccine laws will propose a bill Monday to close a loophole in the state’s requirement that children receive COVID-19 shots.
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