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Calabasas School District To Host 5-11 Vaccine Clinic

The Las Virgenes Unified School District will host a vaccine clinic for kids age five to 11.

A young child receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia. The Las Virgenes Unified School District will have a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after the CDC recommended the vaccine for kids age five to 11.
A young child receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia. The Las Virgenes Unified School District will have a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after the CDC recommended the vaccine for kids age five to 11. (Getty Images)

CALABASAS, CA — The Las Virgenes Unified School District will host a vaccine clinic for children five to 11 years old on Nov. 13, according to The Acorn.

The clinic, which will be at Arthur E. Wright Middle School, will be hosted alongside Albertsons, The Acorn reported. The clinic will offer Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously recommended a lower dose of the Pfizer vaccine for children age 5-11. The decision immediately raised the question about school district vaccine mandates.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students age 12 and over in October, but there has been no decision made on the 5-11 age category.

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