Resources for School-Located Vaccination Against COVID-19 and Other Diseases 

Local Health Jurisdictions, school districts and individual schools all play a significant role in the collective effort to keep students healthy and in school. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to build resources to support school-located vaccine (SLV) events for COVID-19 vaccine, seasonal influenza vaccine and other routine immunizations.

Benefits of SLV events include:  

• the ability to immunize large numbers of children in a short timeframe
• increasing access to underserved students and their families by making vaccination more convenient
• decreasing illness-specific school absences and lowering disease transmission and hospitalization rates in surrounding communities
• maximizing opportunities for students and families to stay up-to-date on recommended vaccines 

Resources for schools and local health jurisdictions:

• Request a team of personnel (vaccinators, admin, data entry) to put on a vaccine event at your school.*  Schools should contact their local health jurisdiction and ask them to request staff via MHOACs.
  

• Request a pop-up vaccine clinic to come to a school to administer certain COVID-19 vaccines.*
  

• Request a pharmacy to come to a school to administer vaccines.
  

• Schools may consider enrolling as a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider (PDF).
  

• Reach out to your local health department to discuss planning of a school-located vaccine event. 
  

• My Turn flu EZIZ site

• Resources for COVID-19 School Vaccination Events (CDC)
  

• School Located Vaccination Event Toolkit (CIC)
  

• School-Located Influenza Vaccination Toolkit (NACCHO)

• School COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit (HHS)

• Tips for Successful Vaccine Partnerships (PDF) (School Based Health Alliance)  

• “Shoo the Flu” Campaign Toolkit  

• Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under 5 with Pop-up Events | Webinar 
   Slides (PDF) | FAQs (PDF)

• School-Located Vaccination Event Best Practices Webinar | Slides (PDF)
  

• School-Located Vaccination Event Best Practices for Health Departments Webinar | Slides (PDF)
  

For general guidance (including equipment needs) for planning school-located vaccine events, email SchoolVaxTeam@cdph.ca.gov.

*At no cost to school or local health jurisdiction, for school-located events only, until funding limit is reached.