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The Governor of California announced, today, Saturday, that vaccination against Corona will be mandatory for all students in the state, which is the first such step in the United States, where hesitance in taking vaccines has delayed efforts to limit spread the coronavirus..
This decision will be implemented in stages, until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gives full permission to use Covid vaccines in young age groups..
State Governor Gavin Newsom said that California “will require our children to get an anti-Covid-19 vaccine to go to school.”“.
He added: “Measles and other vaccines are needed in our schools Why because the vaccines work, and this is about preserving the health and safety of our children.”“.
Newsom pointed out while announcing the decision at a local school, “As soon as the Food and Drug Administration allows vaccination in different age groups, starting from 12 years and above, from seventh grade to 12th grade , we will. start implementing this imposition in the next semester.”“.
He continued: “We are all exhausted by this pandemic,” noting that the rules will apply to all students in public and private schools.
This decision will affect about six million students in the most populous US state, where 84 percent of residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine against Covid..
Pfizer and BioNTech reported last week that they had begun submitting data to the Food and Drug Administration for potential approval of a Covid vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11..
Source: Agence France-Presse
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2024-10-02 16:45:37