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​ Will Mandatory Flu Shots Be the Next Thing for All Public Schools?

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a teleconference Thursday, September 10, that he and the state’s health department were looking at making flu shots mandatory for all the state’s public school students. Massachusetts has already made that move.  

Massachusetts issued its mandate in August, saying the shots will be required for all children aged 6 months or older who are attending child care, pre-school, kindergarten, K-12, or colleges and universities in the state.

In December Reuters reported that only a quarter of child care centers require a flu shot, and even fewer require the centers’ workers get a flu vaccine.

 

SOURCES:

Fox News September 11, 2020

Mass.gov August 19, 2020

Reuters December 12, 2019