I would like to voice my opposition to compulsory measures to require the COVID-19 vaccine for both students and staff, this vaccine should be encouraged but not mandated. I have personally been vaccinated but there are many reasons why I don't think it should be mandated which include:
With all those considerations I would like to plead that this remain a parent's choice. I have 3 young boys one of which will be entering school soon, I would like to use my best judgement for this particular matter for which I want to see more long-term studies conducted. At no point should this vaccine be mandated as it doesn't prevent people from getting COVID after 6 months nor does it offer significant improvement in outcomes as those in the K-12 age group are already safe from serious negative outcomes due to well-known statistics. If other parents are concerned for the safety of their child, they can choose to vaccinate their child which will allow them to take a near-0 possibility of hospitalization/death to a nearly impossible event.