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Vaccine-Friendly Doctors in California

VaxCalc has parent reports of vaccine-flexible healthcare providers serving families in Alamo, Antioch, Arcadia, Brea, Brentwood, Capistrano Beach, Chino, Claremont, Coronado, Dana Point, El Dorado Hills, El Segundo, Fallbrook, Fresno, Garden Grove, Glendale, Grass Valley, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Mission Viejo, Modesto, Murrieta, North Hollywood, Pasadena, Piedmont, Redlands, Riverside, Rocklin, Roseville, Sacramento, San Clemente, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clarita, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Santee, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Thousand Oaks, Vista, Walnut Creek, and West Sacramento.

These are parent-reported locations, not recommendations or verified current practice policies. Vaccine policies, providers, and availability can change, so always confirm directly with the practice.

Parent-Reported Provider Locations

  • Alamo
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825
  • Antioch
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825
  • Arcadia
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Brea
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Brentwood
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825
  • Capistrano Beach
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Chino
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Claremont
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Coronado
    Reported serving areas:
    92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92562 92604 92624 92672 92675 92691
  • Dana Point
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • El Dorado Hills
    Reported serving areas:
    94507 94513 94531 94597 95355 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825 95945
  • El Segundo
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Fallbrook
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90804 91007 91101 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Fresno (3 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    93710 93720
  • Garden Grove
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Glendale
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Grass Valley
    Reported serving areas:
    89431 89503 89509 89511 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825 95945
  • Huntington Beach (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92106 92108 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Irvine
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Long Beach
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Los Angeles (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Los Gatos (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95476
  • Menlo Park
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476
  • Mill Valley
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95472 95476 95691 95825
  • Mission Viejo
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Modesto
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825
  • Murrieta
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • North Hollywood
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Pasadena
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92028 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Piedmont
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476 95691 95825
  • Redlands
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91602 91710 91711 92028 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Riverside
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Rocklin (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    94507 94513 94531 94597 95355 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825 95945
  • Roseville
    Reported serving areas:
    94507 94513 94531 94597 95355 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825 95945
  • Sacramento (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95355 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825 95945
  • San Clemente
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • San Diego (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92562 92604 92624 92648 92672 92675 92691
  • San Francisco
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476 95691 95825
  • San Jose
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95476
  • San Juan Capistrano
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91602 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Santa Clarita
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92506 92604 92647 92648 92691 92821 92840
  • Santa Cruz (2 parent-reported providers)
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355
  • Santa Monica
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Santee
    Reported serving areas:
    92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92506 92562 92604 92624 92672 92675 92691
  • Sebastopol
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95472 95476 95691 95825
  • Sonoma
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95123 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825
  • Thousand Oaks
    Reported serving areas:
    90026 90048 90245 90405 90804 91007 91101 91208 91355 91361 91602 91710 91711 92604 92647 92648 92821 92840
  • Vista
    Reported serving areas:
    90804 91007 91710 91711 92028 92071 92083 92106 92108 92118 92373 92506 92562 92604 92624 92647 92648 92672 92675 92691 92821 92840
  • Walnut Creek
    Reported serving areas:
    94025 94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95030 95032 95062 95123 95355 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825
  • West Sacramento
    Reported serving areas:
    94131 94507 94513 94531 94597 94610 94941 95355 95472 95476 95661 95677 95691 95762 95825 95945

What "Parent-Reported" Means

Parents have reported successfully receiving care from healthcare providers in these areas who appeared more open to individualized vaccine decisions.

Reports are a starting point, not a guarantee. Practice ownership, physicians, vaccine policies, and availability can change.

VaxCalc is not a doctor-finding or doctor-matching service, and we cannot guarantee that a provider will accept your family or accommodate your vaccine decisions.

Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Practice

Policies can change, and different doctors within the same practice may approach vaccination differently. Before transferring care, ask directly:

  • Will you continue providing routine and sick care if we decline some vaccines or use a modified schedule?
  • Are there any vaccines patients must receive in order to remain in the practice?
  • Can vaccine decisions be made individually over time?
  • Does the vaccine policy apply to every physician in the practice?

Looking for a Medical Exemption?

Some parents hope that finding a vaccine-friendly doctor will also mean finding a doctor willing to write a medical exemption from school vaccination requirements.

In practice, medical exemptions can be very difficult to obtain — even from doctors who support individualized vaccine decisions.

A medical exemption generally requires an actual medical basis for concluding that a particular vaccine should not be given to a particular child. Depending on the state and circumstances, that may include a documented serious reaction to a previous dose, a recognized contraindication, or another medical condition that makes vaccination medically inappropriate.

The possibility that a vaccine might cause harm is generally not, by itself, a medical exemption.

This distinction surprises many parents. Concern about vaccine risks may be an important reason for a parent to accept, delay, or decline a vaccine, but that is different from having a documented medical basis that a physician is willing to certify as an exemption.

Physicians who sign medical exemptions put their own medical judgment behind them. Many are reluctant to do so and may be concerned about having to defend the medical basis for an exemption if it is reviewed.

A doctor being "vaccine-friendly" does not mean that doctor will write a medical exemption.

If you are seeking a medical exemption, do not assume that finding a vaccine-friendly doctor will solve the problem. Medical-exemption requirements vary by state.

Can't Find the Right Doctor?

Finding a doctor who respects your vaccine decisions can make things easier.

But your ability to make your own vaccine decisions should never depend on finding the perfect doctor.

VaxCalc helps you understand what may be proposed at the next well-visit, work through your concerns beforehand, and create your own Vaccination Plan.

And with VaxCalc Huddle, you can get support before and after the appointment simply by texting us.

You make the decisions. VaxCalc helps you walk in prepared.

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