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News:

Assembly Bill No. 659, the Cancer Prevention Act requires schools to notify families of 6th graders about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination recommendations. Schools can use this Template Letter to Parents (PDF) and supplemental Robocall Script (PDF) to assist in implementation of the Cancer Prevention Act. (See “Materials to Help Implement the Law” under Implementation Tools for translations of the template letter.)
2023–2024 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

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

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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