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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)ā€‹.ā€‹ā€‹  (last revised April 17, 2025).ā€‹ā€‹

  • 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.

    Register or Sign In ā€‹ā€‹
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  • ā€‹2024ā€“2025 Audits: Annual financial and compliance auā€‹dits of public schools will include an immunization component for schools with kindergarten or 7th grade. ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹

Tools for Schools

Guides to Requirā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ements

  • TKā€“ā€‹12th Gradeā€‹ (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • Child Care (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • Parent/Guardian School Immunization Guidesā€‹

 Iā€‹mplementationā€‹

  • California School Immunization Recordā€“CSIR/Blue Card/CDPH 286 (PDF)
  • ā€‹Letter to Parents: Immunizations Needed (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • No Shots? No Records? No School. Poster (PDF) | Spanishā€‹ (PDF)
  • Vaccine Catch-up for Age 7+ Years (PDF)ā€‹ā€‹ 
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    TK-12th Grade | Child Careā€‹
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  • My Turn, a vaccination clinic management system, is available for use in schoā€‹ā€‹ols to support COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinics.
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