Washington State Board Discards COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Schools
The plight of the town of Pasadena is being repeated across America, as educators fret that online learning for children because of the health crisis simply might not work. (Photo by François Picard / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)
The Washington State Board of Health has decided to not make COVID-19 vaccination a part of the state’s required immunizations for child care and school entry.
The decision, taken at the board’s April 13 virtual public meeting, was in accordance with the recommendation by the Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The board had created TAG last fall, tasking them with researching whether COVID-19 vaccines passed the scientific criteria necessary to add them to the list of mandatory vaccinations for K-12 students.