There are many reasons that school staff and teachers should not be required to have the jab. They include these reasons and others:

Phase III clinical trials for the available COVID-19 shots will not be completed until April 6, 2023 (Pfizer/BioNTech), February 14, 2023 (Moderna) and January 3, 2023 (Johnson and Johnson).  We don’t have enough data to know what long term effects these shots will have  

·         These are new pharmaceutical products and there are no animal studies or long term safety profiles.  Specifically, it is not known whether these experimental products may cause autoimmune disease, allergy, cancer, reproductive harm, or cardiac, vascular or neurodevelopmental disorders.

·         The natural immunity of those individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 has been shown to be robust and durable.

·         Vaccinated individuals are capable of contracting the SARS-CoV2 virus and transmitting it to others.

·         In June, 2021, the CDC reported a “likely association” between injection with the mRNA COVID-19 shot and heart inflammation.  The FDA subsequently required that a warning about myocarditis and pericarditis be added to the manufacturer’s insert.  Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions that can lead to cardiac arrhythmia and death.  Individuals have the right to decide whether the risks associated with this pharmaceutical product are ones they are willing to accept for themselves or their child(ren).