I am opposed to a Covid "vaccine" mandate for Virginia public school employees and/or students. This is a new type of gene therapy with an unproven track record. According to VAERS (our government's own Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which is often overwhelmingly under-reported), as of October 1, 2021, there have been 16,310 cases where "Vaccine Targets Covid-19 and Patient Died"! And these are just the deaths that have been reported. Many more go unreported, as do many other adverse side effects from the "vaccine". https://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/findfield.php?EVENTS=on&PAGENO=8&PERPAGE=10&ESORT=&REVERSESORT=&VAX=(COVID19)&VAXTYPES=(COVID-19)&DIED=Yes

Numerous pathologists have reported that the spike protein from the "vaccines" target ACE2 receptors throughout the human body. One of the most concerning sites for these receptors is in the testes and ovaries, which are obviously necessary for reproduction. Mandating an untested gene therapy shot that targets these specific areas (among others) in young children increases the risk of infertility. Under no circumstances should young people be given these shots until further studies are conducted to guarantee their safety. I could go on and on about other health abnormalities that hospitals and doctors are seeing in patients who have received the jab (including myocarditis and pericarditis, etc.), but considering only the VAERS site and the spike protein targeting reproductive organs - that should be enough to convince any well-meaning and intelligent person that these "vaccines" should not be mandated in Virginia's public schools (or elsewhere for that matter).  https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/p10lih/scientist_shows_vaccine_effects_in_autopsies_this/