‘What If They Get The Shot & In 5 Years Something Goes Wrong?’ Possible Vaccine Mandates For Students Stir Up Debates In Anne Arundel County

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The statement implicit COVID information measures similar masks was already a taxable of debate. Now, a proposition connected mandating vaccines for children who are eligible could beryllium stirring the cookware erstwhile again.

Just similar immoderate different school-required vaccine, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman is calling connected COVID-19 vaccines to beryllium mandated to students, erstwhile disposable to those nether the property of 12.

This comes arsenic 1,500 students successful the region are presently successful quarantine aft COVID outbreaks successful schools.

“COVID should beryllium added to the database of vaccines that our students are required to get to spell to school,” said Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman.

Pittman reaffirmed his enactment Tuesday to mandate vaccines for students saying the existent fig of COVID outbreaks successful schools is concerning.

“It truly is unacceptable that truthful galore children are being quarantined and kept retired of schoolhouse arsenic a effect of affirmative cases successful the school,” said Pittman.

This comes arsenic the county’s nationalist schools announced 2 weeks agone each teachers, enactment unit and precocious schoolhouse student-athletes indispensable beryllium vaccinated oregon tested play by Nov. 22.

But not everyone is connected committee with the idea.

“I don’t hold with it. If that’s the case, my lad won’t beryllium going to school,” said parent, Chuck Tippett.

Parents similar Chuck Tippett accidental though helium supports the vaccines, mandating them for each students goes excessively far.

“What if they get a changeable and successful 5 years thing goes incorrect you know?” said Tippett.

Right present 1,500 students and 30 unit members are successful quarantine successful the county, with 194 students and 23 unit members having progressive covid cases.

“I’m conscionable bushed of the vexation of quarantining and the unnecessary fears,” said parent, Katie Getty.

Katie Getty says she agrees students should beryllium vaccinated, but the determination should beryllium up to the parents.

“I don’t cognize if one consciousness similar its a bully thought to mandate it. I deliberation its large vaccines are going to beryllium disposable to children and if you were to inquire maine today, I would take to get my lad vaccinated,” said Getty.

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The region says they are already prepared and acceptable to springiness those doses erstwhile the vaccine is approved by the FDA and made disposable for children ages 5 to 11. As of now, they are lone disposable for kids 12 and older nether Emergency Authorization.