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Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer’s shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?

Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer’s shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?

With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning to their classrooms in the fall? As a professor of education policy and law and a former attorney for school districts, I regularly think about this sort of question. In the […] … learn more→

An obvious question about vaccination

I thought I’d said all I was going to say about vaccination, but a question keeps nagging me. First, some hypothetical questions: Q: Which lumberjack will have heavier muscles, the guy who cuts down trees with a chain saw, or the guy who uses an axe? The answer’s obvious, right? The guy using the axe […] … learn more→