California is poised to impose the country's first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, a move announced Friday that could push other states to follow as many did after Gov. The mandate eventually will affect more than 6.7 million public and private school students in the country's most populous state. California will require our students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to come to school. Dr. Peter N. Bretah, president of the California Medical Association, said the group "strongly supports" the vaccine mandate for students. In Los Angeles, a vaccine mandate for eligible students is set to take effect in January.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2021 19:18 UTC