Thu Dec 16, 2021 – 6:05 pm EST
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (LifeSiteNews) – Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed this week that he will disregard legislative objections and move forward with requiring public school students in the Bayou State to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
The Washington Times reported that the move would add the COVID-19 vaccine to the state immunization schedule for any age groups for which they have been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, meaning its scope will broaden as the FDA approves the shots for younger children. Edwards claims the exemptions in existing state law suffice to ensure that “no child will be forced to be vaccinated against the will of his or her parents.”
“The development of the COVID-19 vaccines in time to help us put this pandemic behind us also requires us to do everything we can to add COVID-19 to the list of diseases that no longer pose a serious threat. This rule does just that, and it should remain in place,” Edwards wrote in a letter Tuesday to House Health and Welfare Committee chair Larry Bagley. The committee previously voted 13-2 against the mandate.
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