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California School, Childcare/Daycare, Schools, Colleges and Universities  Immunization Information

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Vaccine Preventable Disease Control Program (VPDC) is committed to keeping students healthy, safe and in school. The resources below are intended to help day care/child care, schools, and colleges and universities (public, private and religious), promote immunization and prevent outbreaks of disease. Information includes guidance on how to review, maintain and report student immunization records to ensure students have the vaccines required by law.

Many of the documents listed are from Shots for School. Visit shotsforschool.org for documents in additional languages.

Please visit ph.lacounty.gov/ip/ for more information, or call the VPDC Program directly at (213) 351-7800 for assistance.


School Immunization Dashboard

*To open in full-screen mode, click the double arrow in the bottom right corner of the dashboard.

To view the school immunization dashboard user guide, click here


Resources

Immunizations Required for School Entry

School-Located Vaccine Clinic Toolkit For Schools and Child Care
Medical Exemptions
Immunization Exemptions
Conditional Admissions
Disease Reporting & Health and Safety Codes/Immunization Laws Reporting Vaccine Preventable Disease to Public Health
Blue Cards Processing and Reporting Information
Immunization Requirements and Recommendations for Child Care and School staff
Education and Communication Resources for Schools and Child Care
Immunization Education and Resources for Parents
Immunization Resources for California Colleges, Universities and Students

Content last updated: March 21, 2024

    

Public Health has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate translation. However, no computerized translation is perfect and is not intended to replace traditional translation methods. If questions arise concerning the accuracy of the information, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version.

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