DCPS Vaccination requirement

[Anonymous]

Why is this waiting till March 2022 to be implemented/required?

[Anonymous]

Not just a DCPS requirement. For all DCPS, Charter, Private

[Anonymous]

https://wjla.com/news/coronavirus/washington-dc-covid-vaccine-school-requirement-all-eligible-students-vaccinated-by-march-1-2022?fbclid=IwAR0hTcnO0BiYf-w8B5WsrGTq2itJAVCSGHZbOgrFyIC10Pn_ENo0LFRbkyk

[Anonymous]

This delay is outright stupidity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This delay is outright stupidity.

Sure is, I don't understand

[Anonymous]

My reading is that it requires kids to have both shots by March 1st...Which means that kids need their first shot by the first week in Feb at the latest. So, families have six weeks to get that first shot.

As much as I would love for the deadline to be sooner, this doesn't seem terribly unreasonable. to me, given the schools are going to need to figure out how to get verification of vaccination.

[Anonymous]

It only applies to fully FDA approved ages, correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It only applies to fully FDA approved ages, correct?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Irrelevant because the vaccine is not yet fully approved for student ages right?

[Anonymous]

And then will require boosters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Irrelevant because the vaccine is not yet fully approved for student ages right?

Maybe picked this date to allow further approvals to occur by then?

[Anonymous]

I'm a little surprised by the negativity around this... I'm just grateful they are mandating the vaccines at all for schools b/c I didn't think that was going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My reading is that it requires kids to have both shots by March 1st...Which means that kids need their first shot by the first week in Feb at the latest. So, families have six weeks to get that first shot.

As much as I would love for the deadline to be sooner, this doesn't seem terribly unreasonable. to me, given the schools are going to need to figure out how to get verification of vaccination.

But this is all irrelevant for the time being since 1) it's not being enforced until next school year; and 2) it only applies to those ages that the FDA has fully approved the vaccine - just 16+. But next school year when there is enforcement and hopefully all ages will be fully approved by the FDA, it will be great!

[Anonymous]

Now if we could just get all the teachers vaccinated....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My reading is that it requires kids to have both shots by March 1st...Which means that kids need their first shot by the first week in Feb at the latest. So, families have six weeks to get that first shot.

As much as I would love for the deadline to be sooner, this doesn't seem terribly unreasonable. to me, given the schools are going to need to figure out how to get verification of vaccination.

But this is all irrelevant for the time being since 1) it's not being enforced until next school year; and 2) it only applies to those ages that the FDA has fully approved the vaccine - just 16+. But next school year when there is enforcement and hopefully all ages will be fully approved by the FDA, it will be great!

where are you seeing won't be required till next school year?