I strongly oppose vaccine mandates for school children, however, kids and adults, with comorbidity(ies) should be highly encouraged to take the vaccine. More emphasis on healthy lifestyle choices should dominate the discussion for everyone—losing weight, taking vitamins D3, C, zinc, and other supplements to address deficiencies known to both lower the immune response in the first place, and cause poor outcomes with COVID-19  illness.  Imagine if lifestyle prevention had been emphasized and taught a year ago.

Thank you for the opportunity to weigh in.