Proposed Bill Requires All California K-12 Students Get Vaccinated for COVID-19

A nurse administers a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a high school student at the California State University Long Beach campus in Long Beach, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

SACRAMENTO—A bill was introduced Jan. 24 that would require all K–12 students in California to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and eliminate the personal belief exemption.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a statewide school vaccination mandate, but it won’t take effect statewide until a vaccine receives full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).