There should NOT be a mandate requiring children under 18 to be vaccinated against COVID-19. There is no long-term data on these vaccines; there is still uncertainty about their safety and effectiveness. Our children should not be forced into an experiment. Children are not at serious risk from this virus. Parents should be able to make a decision about this vaccine, like they do for the flu shot, with information from their own doctor, not from the government. Any potential benefit to children does not outweigh the risk to them.