This press release explains that pending full FDA approval for their age group, all California public schoolchildren will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as early as July 1, 2022, making California the first state with a mandate for students.

In addition to describing the risks of COVID-19 infection faced by the unvaccinated, this article also presents the latest research on vaccine efficacy for those who are inoculated. It explains that all approved vaccines continue to provide strong protection for most vaccinated people against hospitalization and death but are less effective in protecting older adults, especially those with underlying medical conditions.

This interactive tracker displays the number of vaccinations by day and allows visitors to examine individual state rates.

This page, regularly updated with survey analyses, reveals the extent to which parents have vaccinated their children and their attitudes toward mask mandates.

This toolkit provides several documents and guidance on how to encourage vaccination among staff, including printable posters and social media strategies.

This press release explains the science behind the agency's decision to authorize COVID-19 vaccines in youth aged 12 and older after examining the effectiveness of a randomized-control trial of more than 2,000 participants.

This article, which is frequently updated, provides the latest information on vaccination rates by state, race, and ethnicity.

This news article summarizes two September 2021 CDC reports and emphasizes that pediatric hospitalizations were more than three times higher in less vaccinated states, underscoring the importance of widespread vaccination among eligible adults and children. The studies find that the Delta variant does not appear to cause more severe illness in children but is much more transmissible.

This news article describes how more than 18,000 New York City public school teachers elected to receive their first shot the week before an October 4 deadline, mirroring the rush to vaccinate after the city issued a similar mandate for health care workers.

This in-depth case study documents COVID-19 cases that occurred among Marin County, California, elementary school students and their contacts following exposure to an unvaccinated infected teacher. The case highlights the importance of mitigation best practices, including masking and vaccination.

This website links to several resources for California schools to help administer vaccines, including request forms for mobile pop-up clinics, pharmacists, and volunteers.

This article explains that several studies agree that most COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalization. The Pfizer vaccine remained 88% effective against the Delta virus variant in the UK and 87% effective in Canada.

This chatbot, developed by researchers with expertise in addressing vaccine hesitancy, is designed to answer questions about vaccinations in a nonjudgmental way, particularly for those who might be uncomfortable speaking with friends and family about COVID-19 vaccines, which have been proven to be safe and effective.

This article, also available as a 4-minute listen, explains that hot spots are now occurring where there are very low rates of vaccination, especially rural areas and small towns.

This study finds that 40% of surveyed Black families and more than 25% of Latino/a families have expressed hesitation about sending their children back to school in the fall, significantly higher proportions than White families. The authors conclude that schools need to continue communicating and consistently reaching out to families about local school safety precautions, virus caseloads, and vaccination rates among teachers and students.