Parents Plan Statewide Walkout On Monday Over California’s School COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A fig of parents accidental they readying to propulsion their children retired of schoolhouse connected Monday to protestation California’s looming COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Some parents accidental they are acrophobic astir the semipermanent effects the vaccine mightiness person connected a child.

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Others are acrophobic astir idiosyncratic choice.

“The vaccine mandate I don’t deliberation should beryllium forced upon anybody,” said A.J. Fernandez.

A UC San Francisco infectious illness adept is trying to guarantee parents that the vaccine is safe.

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“The FDA, erstwhile they afloat o.k. something, they spell done months of data. They truly are astir safety,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi.

“So, I privation parents to consciousness comfy that erstwhile the FDA afloat approves this that it’s harmless for their children,” she added.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the COVID-19 vaccination request backmost successful October. Children successful grades 7-12 indispensable either beryllium vaccinated oregon get an exemption.

The mandate volition spell into afloat effect erstwhile the vaccines get afloat FDA support for ages 5-1.

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Many schoolhouse districts, similar Sacramento City Unified, are urging parents to support their kids successful class.

CBS13 Staff