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California law mandates childhood immunizations for school and childcare entry. Students must show age-appropriate vaccine proof before enrollment or transfer. COVID-19 shots are recommended but not ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Wednesday asserting California’s ability to set its own immunization schedules amid a widening rift with the Trump administration’s public health officials — and ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced it will continue following existing California Department of Public Health vaccination guidelines for children, with no modifications to ...

California officials warn of an increase in flu-related hospitalizations and confirm a second severe-flu-related death.

Breaking with national public health policy, California officials are recommending that children 6 months to 2 years old, as well as people who are pregnant and lactating, should get vaccinated ...

Amaya Palestino receives a COVID-19 vaccine at one of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center mobile health clinics in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. (File photo by Alisha Jucevic/For CalMatters) This ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In anticipation of restrictive federal immunization rules, state health officials issued their own vaccination guidelines on Wednesday, recommending that all Californians 6 months ...