Mandates for school kids?

[drexelkathy]

What say you DU?

The FDA is going to issuing EUA for Pfizer and likely Moderna in the coming weeks.

Should kids 5+ be mandated to get the vaccine to attend public schools?

[Dorian Gray]

1. My child will get is ASAP

She's 11. I am okay with mandates, but not until the vaccine is fully approved by the FDA. (So probably for next school year.) We need time for people to fall in place/fall in line.

ETA: I live in a highly vaccinated community and every single parent I know can't wait to get their kids vaccinated. But I know people in more underserved neighborhoods who are more hesitant and want to see how it plays out. I get it. We need gentle convincing and numbers to go down. Not immediate mandates next week. I think most people will come around and the vaccines will be normal for most school years. It'll come. But we need to be a little patient, especially since numbers are coming down nationwide.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

2. Yes.

When it's fully approved there should absolutely be a mandate.

[Alpeduez21]

3. Until the vaccine is fully approved

And not just given an emergcy usage theee can be no vaccine mandate. Once fully approved? Mandate away!

[drexelkathy]

4. The Pfizer clinical trail says

They need to follow participants for 2 years?

Will approval take 2 years?