Unvaccinated LAUSD Athletes May Be Ineligible To Play Sports

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Student athletes in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are now at risk of being unable to participate in sports.

Sunday was the deadline, under LAUSD guidelines, for students ages 12 and older who take part in sports programs, including band and drill teams, to have received their second doze of the Pfizer vaccine.

According to numbers obtained by the Los Angeles Times, approximately 70% of LAUSD students who take part in sports-related programs had received at least one dose as of early last week. The latest numbers as of Monday were not known.

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