though, the vaccine doesn't yet have full approval for ages 12 and up, um, all the health authorities whether they be the los angeles county department of public health, cdc, dr. fauci, the american academy of pediatrics. they all recommend that youth ages 12 and up become vaccinated and we know, you know, millions of americans have been vaccinated, including youth. and almost none had have adverse reactions and the protection that it offers from covid is significant. so we believe that the risks -- um -- are significantly outweighed by the benefits of covid vaccination for all of our students. >> so the mandate will allow those with, quote, qualified and approved exemptions to opt out. what qualifies as an exemption? >> so, families may submit a medical exemption. and some students, such as foster youth or students experiencing homelessness can also receive conditional admission because we know they might have barriers to accessing immunization and we don't want to bar them from enrollment. but here in california, state