California becomes the first state to announce plans to require student vaccinations – adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for school, such as the vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella.

According to an order endorsed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, students in the Golden State would be required to be vaccinated for in-person learning after those vaccines against Covid-19 get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration for students. Newsom's latest order, the first of its kind worldwide, will roll out in two phases, with the first taking endeavours for students aged 12 and over following full approval by the FDA for that entire age group, as per reports

Newsom said California would apply the mandate for students aged 12 and up as early as January 1 next year but possibly as late as July 1 given the situation on when the FDA authorization takes place and then would apply the mandate for students under 12 years of age in a second phase after the FDA gives the green light.

California continues to maintain the lowest case rate in the country and is one of only two states to have advanced out of the "high" Covid-19 transmission category of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. California, the most populous state in the country, reported more than 6 million public school students in April, according to the state's Department of Education.

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