Governor Greg Abbott recently directed the Texas Education Agency and school superintendents to prohibit school COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
This story has been updated with new guidance from the Governor's Office.
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott told Texas’ education commissioner Mike Morath and school superintendents that the vaccine — recently added to the CDC’s list of recommended childhood immunizations — cannot be mandated for students to attend school. to school officials. “Regardless of what the CDC may suggest, in Texas, the COVID-19 vaccine remains voluntary. Texas schools shall not require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for any reason.”prohibiting vaccine mandates by government entities in Texas, which also allows parents to opt-out of the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.
The panel’s decision, which has since been adopted by the CDC director, formally adds the shot to a list often used by schools and health officials in making vaccination requirements.
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