vaccines for children

Los Angeles Unified School District launched a vaccination program beginning May 24 to provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations to 300,000 students ages 12-18 in its schools.

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) launched a vaccination program beginning on May 24 to provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations to 300,000 students ages 12-18 in its schools over a two-week period. Mobile teams of clinicians will visit 250 secondary schools to bring the vaccine to schools. All 86,000 women and men who work in LAUSD, including school principals, bus…

LAUSD’s program aims to provide COVID-19 vaccines to 300,000 students at 250 schools using mobile vaccinations clinics.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is launching a program to vaccinate students ages 12 through 18. Superintendent Austin Beutner shares information about that program and what the fall will look like with NBC4 on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Los Angeles Unified School District high schools are planning to host their own “safe, socially distanced” outdoor graduation ceremonies, offer summer school to all students, and deploy mobile coronavirus vaccination teams to get as many shots into students’ arms as possible.

“This is a huge milestone in our effort to fully vaccinate everyone against COVID-19,” Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said. “By getting vaccinated, these kids protect not only themselves but everyone around them.”

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