NewsCalifornia News

San Francisco's indoor vaccine mandate will apply to children as young as 5

Virus Outbreak Unvaccinated Workers
Add KERO as a Google Preferred Source

San Francisco plans on broadening its indoor COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

During a town hall meeting Tuesday, San Francisco Health Officer Susan Philip said children 5-11 will eventually be subject to the mandate.

“We definitely want to wait and make sure children have an opportunity to get vaccinated, so that will happen no sooner than about eight weeks after the vaccine is available for kids,” Philip said, according to Politico.

On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as five.

San Francisco's current health order requires people 12 and older to show proof of vaccination to enter indoor facilities including restaurants, gyms and recreational facilities.

Bakersfield, CA

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

FridayFri

11/13/2026

PM Showers

71° / 50°

48%

SaturdaySat

11/14/2026

Partly Cloudy

66° / 48°

12%

SundaySun

11/15/2026

Partly Cloudy

70° / 51°

3%

MondayMon

11/16/2026

Rain

58° / 46°

76%

TuesdayTue

11/17/2026

AM Showers

59° / 43°

35%

WednesdayWed

11/18/2026

PM Showers

63° / 48°

37%

ThursdayThu

11/19/2026

AM Showers

58° / 44°

44%

FridayFri

11/20/2026

Partly Cloudy

59° / 40°

13%