Gov. Gavin Newsom made a big splash last fall when he announced statewide plans to require vaccines in California's public and private K-12 schools. We look at what's behind the delay.
would not have allowed students or staff to seek religious or personal belief exemptions from a COVID-19 vaccination mandate., saying that state should focus on raising vaccination rates among children. In Los Angeles County, 77% of children 12 and up are fully vaccinated — and not even one-third of 5-11 year olds have received both doses.
“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,” said Pan, a Sacramento Democrat and practicing pediatrician.
Originally, L.A. Unified officials planned for the mandate to kick in last January after students returned from their winter break. But LAUSD officialsafter it became clear that thousands of students would’ve had to shift into online “independent study” programs — which, at the time, were already overwhelmed.
LAUSD officials plan to enforce their COVID-19 vaccine requirement next fall — a requirement that would not allow for medical or religious belief exemptions.Kyle Stokes reports on the public education system — and the societal forces, parental choices and political decisions that determine which students get access to a “good” school .An earlier version of this story incorrectly included staff in the proposed mandate.
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