If Approved by the Government, Should NC Schools Mandate a COVID-19 Vaccine for Students?

“If vaccines are effective, low-cost, and safe for children, then COVID-19 vaccines for school-age children could absolutely play a key role in helping us achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus and prevent future large outbreaks." North Carolina already uses school to mandate vaccines for a dozen preventable diseases, as families must provide children’s immunization records when enrolling them in school, whether it be district, charter, private, or home school. For the 2019-20 school year, 1.6% of North Carolina kindergarteners were exempt from vaccines for religious reasons.