California will not require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for at least another school year, health officials announced Thursday.
State officials had initially said the mandate could be implemented as late as July 2022, depending on FDA full approval. "[The California Department of Public Health] strongly encourages all eligible Californians, including children, to be vaccinated against COVID-19," State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomás J. Aragón said in a statement."We continue to ensure that our response to the COVID-19 pandemic is driven by the best science and data available."to move forward on mandating COVID-19 vaccines for school children in October, when Gov.