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News:

Students being admitted to any grade, including 7th grade, are subject to the 2-dose varicella requirement. For 7th grade advancement, the 2-dose varicella requirement expires after June 30, 2025. Related FAQs are at Regulations (2019 Changes).
Annual school reports are submitted at CAIR Hub. Reports for all grades (Pre-K, TK/K, and 7th grade) are submitted at the same website and require a registration process.
Reports are due December 13, 2024.
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2024–2025 Audits: Annual financial and compliance audits of public schools will include an immunization component for schools with kindergarten or 7th grade.

Tools for Schools

Guides to Requirements

TK–12th Grade (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
Child Care (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
Parent/Guardian School Immunization Guides

Implementation

California School Immunization Record–CSIR/Blue Card/CDPH 286 (PDF)
Letter to Parents: Immunizations Needed (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
No Shots? No Records? No School. Poster (PDF)| Spanish (PDF)
Vaccine Catch-up for Age 7+ Years (PDF)
Training for School Staff:
TK-12th Grade | Child Care
More Tools

 School and Child Care Roster Lookup (SCRL) Tool

COVID-19 Vaccination

My Turn, a vaccination clinic management system, is available for use in schools to support COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinics (PDF).

Laws and Requirements

Medical Exemptions

Exemptions FAQs (updated 3/9/2021)
New Training module: How to Process Medical Exemptions

Regulations

2019 Changes: FAQs | Text (PDF)
School Immunization Law

Cancer Prevention Act

HPV cancer prevention education requirement

School-Located Vaccine Events

How Is Your School Doing?

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View Maps to see how well-vaccinated
your school or child care facility is
compared to others in your area.

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