The state should NOT mandate covid vaccines for children. The current vaccines do not prevent transmission.  Even so, the data shows that children who contract the virus will recover quickly. And, according to the CDC, only .002% of children under 18 have died of Covid. So there is no reason to mandate this vaccine. Also, at present, all of the available vaccines remain under Emergency Use Authorization. Only the drug Comirnaty has full FDA approval and it remains unavailable. That said, neither approved drugs nor the EUA drugs should be mandatory for children without a rigorous study of the side effects on children. Children should not become guinea pigs. What is the impact of the vaccine on their growth, sperm count, menstruation, brain development, and fertility? If parents choose to vaccinate their children that is their choice. The job of the state is to protect citizens and not mandate drugs that are neither effective nor proven safe.