Anonymous ID: 6f8344 April 14, 2022, 7:33 p.m. No.16078899   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9217 >>9219 >>9289 >>9339 >>9408

California delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate

California will delay its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schoolchildren until at least July 2023, state health officials announced Thursday.

 

The state will wait for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to give full approval for the vaccines for those in 7th-12th grade, the California Department of Public Health said.

 

“To ensure sufficient time for successful implementation of new vaccine requirements, California will not initiate the regulatory process for a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the 2022-2023 school year,” the department said. “As such, any vaccine requirements would not take effect until after full FDA approval and no sooner than July 1, 2023.”

Although the FDA has given emergency authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 and older, it has not yet given a final approval to those under 16 years old.

https://ktla.com/news/california/california-delays-student-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/