San Diego COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Students Illegal, State Appeals Court Rules

A COVID-19 vaccine in Washington, in a May 6, 2021, file image. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A lower court’s ruling striking down San Diego’s mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students will remain in effect after a California appeals court slapped down an appeal Nov. 22 lodged by the second-largest local school district in the state.

San Diego’s school district decided earlier this year to delay the mandate until at least mid-2023.