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California lawmaker scraps plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

Richard Pan, a Democrat, prepares to announce a bill that adds COVID-19 vaccines to California's list of required inoculations for attending K-12 schools at Arleta High School on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in Los Angeles.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill requiring California students to be immunized for COVID-19 will not move forward, its author said Thursday, marking the second major piece of vaccination legislation to be pulled this year at the state Capitol before its first vote.

State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Calif., said he will pull from consideration Senate Bill 871, which would have added COVID-19 vaccines to California's list of required inoculations

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