California won’t mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for children to attend school as state health officials back away from a plan that was originally announced in 2021 by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The California Department of Public Health “is not currently exploring emergency rulemaking to add COVID-19 to the list of required school vaccinations, but we continue to strongly recommend COVID-19 immunization for students and staff to keep everyone safer in the classroom,” the department said in a statement, according to The Associated Press. “Any changes to required K-12 immunizations are properly addressed through the legislative process.”
