Schoolchildren in California will need to get the COVID vaccine, governor says

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now fully approvedby the FDA only for people ages 16 and older.

Pfizer’s is the only coronavirus vaccine fully approved by the FDA.

It’s also the only COVID-19 vaccine available for use in kids as young as 12 years old.

For kindergarten through sixth grade, it’ll start later.

Newsom said 63.5% of Californians ages 12-17 have had at least one shot of Pfizer.

Both districts have already started receiving cease and desist letters, according to the LA Times.