07-25-2021, 10:23 PM
"Hawai‘i State Law requires all students to meet physical examination, immunization, and tuberculosis clearance requirements before they may attend a childcare facility, preschool, or public/private school in the State."
There is no FDA approved vaccine for COVID. Until that changes, I don't know that schools can force children into a stage 3 clinical trial for a disease that very few children develop symptoms. The World Health Organization says:
The COVID-19 vaccines are safe for most people 18 years and older, including those with pre-existing conditions of any kind, including auto-immune disorders. These conditions include: hypertension, diabetes, asthma, pulmonary, liver and kidney disease, as well as chronic infections that are stable and controlled.
If supplies are limited in your area, discuss your situation with your care provider if you:
Have a compromised immune system
Are pregnant (if you are already breastfeeding, you should continue after vaccination)
Have a history of severe allergies, particularly to a vaccine (or any of the ingredients in the vaccine)
Are severely frail
Children and adolescents tend to have milder disease compared to adults, so unless they are part of a group at higher risk of severe COVID-19, it is less urgent to vaccinate them than older people, those with chronic health conditions and health workers.
More evidence is needed on the use of the different COVID-19 vaccines in children to be able to make general recommendations on vaccinating children against COVID-19.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases...nes/advice
Regardless, the COVID case count should be going down because the CDC is withdrawing use of the test that causes most of the false positives. Although the deadline is December 31, they are urging labs to transition away from using it before then:
https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/...ing_1.html
There is no FDA approved vaccine for COVID. Until that changes, I don't know that schools can force children into a stage 3 clinical trial for a disease that very few children develop symptoms. The World Health Organization says:
The COVID-19 vaccines are safe for most people 18 years and older, including those with pre-existing conditions of any kind, including auto-immune disorders. These conditions include: hypertension, diabetes, asthma, pulmonary, liver and kidney disease, as well as chronic infections that are stable and controlled.
If supplies are limited in your area, discuss your situation with your care provider if you:
Have a compromised immune system
Are pregnant (if you are already breastfeeding, you should continue after vaccination)
Have a history of severe allergies, particularly to a vaccine (or any of the ingredients in the vaccine)
Are severely frail
Children and adolescents tend to have milder disease compared to adults, so unless they are part of a group at higher risk of severe COVID-19, it is less urgent to vaccinate them than older people, those with chronic health conditions and health workers.
More evidence is needed on the use of the different COVID-19 vaccines in children to be able to make general recommendations on vaccinating children against COVID-19.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases...nes/advice
Regardless, the COVID case count should be going down because the CDC is withdrawing use of the test that causes most of the false positives. Although the deadline is December 31, they are urging labs to transition away from using it before then:
https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/...ing_1.html