Fate of possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Cincinnati Public Schools students unclear

Committee members studying proposal shared initial thoughts during Friday meeting

Committee members studying proposal shared initial thoughts during Friday meeting

VACCINE QUESTION. ANYONEHO W THINKS A VACCINE MANDATE FOR CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTSS IA FOREGONE CONCLUSION NEEDS TO THINK AGAIN IN GOOD EVENGIN TO YOU. I’M ASHLEY KIRKLAND AND I'’ STEVEN ALBRITTON DISTRICT LEADERS HAD THEIR FIRST SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR KIDS. TODAY WLWT. NEWSLIVES, TODD -- IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH THE VERY LATEST TODD. WELL, SVENTE DON’T EXPECT THAT DECISION TO POSSIBLY CEOM UNTIL SOMETIME IN DECEMBER, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH A DELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19 RAGING. IT’S CLEAR THAT FORCING STUDENTS TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEP AND TAKE A SHOT IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE. CINCINNATI PUBCLI SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MIKE MOROSKI SUPPORTS A VACCINE MANDATE FOR STUDENTS 16 AND OLDER. IT’S ONLY FAIR THAT EVERYBODY WHO CAN BE VACCINATED. WE ASK THEM TO BE VACCINATED AND I STJU TO SAY THAT ON THE RECORD ONE OF HIS COUNTERPARTS ON THE DISTRICT’S POLICY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE. BEN. LINDY HAS MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. I WANT TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS. I DO N’T KNOW AND I COULD BE WRONG. I FIND THAT I’M LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY EVE BOLTON APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE KNOWLEDGEABLE AUTBO VACCINATING KIDS AGAINST COVID-19, BUT UNSURE WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR STUDENTS AT CPS. THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT KIDS. THERE IS A HISTORYND A THERE IS A TRADITION APPROPRIATELY THAT WE INST ISON VACCINATIONS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE. AND IT HITS ENTER OUR SCHOOLS. BUT BOLTON KNOWS CORONAVIRUS VACCINESRE A NOT LIKE OTHER ROUTINE INOCULATIONS BECAUSE OF THE POLITICIZATION AND THE FEAR AND FRANKLY THE TERRORISTS THE COVID HAS CAUSED AOT L OF THAT KIND OF COMMON SENSE IS BEEN KIND OF PUT ADESI TO BE MORE WORRIED THAN REASONABLE ABOUT ALL OF THIS WNHE IT COMES TO POLITICS MOROSKI REPRESENTS. THOSE WHO WORRY LEADERS IN COLUMBUS MAY DECIDE TO OUTLAW VACCINE MANDATES ADDING TO THE SENSE OF URGENCY. HE FEELS TO APPROVE A REQUIREMENT THAT SDETUNTS 16 AND OLDER TAKE THE SHOT. I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TTHA DOESN’T HAVE THEAME S FAITH AND SCIENCE THAT I DO. MY TIMELINE IDEALLY WAS YESTERDAY. BUT THAT’S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. I TNKHI YOU’D BE VERY LUCKY TO GET IT THROUGH BEFOREHE T END OF DECEMBER NOW TODAY’S CONVERSATION MAKES IT CLEAR. THERE’S A WHOLE LOT TO CONSIDER HERE AND ONE THING YOU WANT TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT COVID-19 PFIZER’S VACCINE RATHER FOR KIDS 12 TO 15 THAT’S BEING USED BASED ON AN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION UNTIL THAT VACCINE IS FULLY APPROVED BY THE FDANY A POSSIBLE VACCINE MANDATE FOR CPS STUDENTS B,UT ONLY APPLY TO THOSE KIDS 16 AND OLDER REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT TODD -- WLWT NEWS 5. THANK YOU. WELL, TODAY’S MEETING COMES ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DISTRICT. TEACHER VACCINE REQUIREMENT TAKES EFFECT. WHAT'’ ALARMING ABOUT THAT IS LESS LESS THAN A HALF OF CPS WORKERS HAVE TOLD THE DISTRICT IF THEY’VE BEEN VACCINATED OR PLAN TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEP OR WANT TO CHOOSE THE WEEKLY TESTING OPTION. THOSE WORKERS ARE BEING URGED TO SHEAR THAT I

Fate of possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Cincinnati Public Schools students unclear

Committee members studying proposal shared initial thoughts during Friday meeting

The Cincinnati Public School board met Friday to discuss a vaccine mandate proposal for students who are eligible to receive one.Cincinnati Public Schools board member Mike Moroski supports a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students 16 and older."It's only fair that everybody who can be vaccinated — we ask them to be vaccinated," Moroski said. "I just want to say that on the record."One of Moroski's counterparts on the district's Policy and Equity Committee, Ben Lindy, also a school board member, has more questions than answers."I want to first acknowledge that there are lots of things I don't know, and I could be wrong," Lindy said. "I find that I'm learning more about this every day."Board member Eve Bolton appears to be somewhere in the middle, knowledgeable about vaccinating kids against the coronavirus but unsure what makes the most sense for students at CPS."You're talking about kids," Bolton said. "There is a history and there is a tradition, appropriately, that we insist on vaccinations for little people and as kids enter our schools."But Bolton knows COVID-19 vaccines are not like other routine inoculations."Because of the politicization and the fear and, frankly, the terror that COVID has caused, a lot of that kind of common sense has been put aside to be more worried than reasonable about all of this," she said.When it comes to politics, Moroski represents those who worry state leaders in Columbus may decide to outlaw vaccine mandates, adding to the sense of urgency he feels to approve a requirement that students 16 and older take the shot."I do have concerns with our state legislature — that doesn't have the same faith in science that I do," Moroski said. "My timeline, ideally, was yesterday. But that's not going to happen.""I think you'd be very lucky to get it through before the end of December," Bolton said.Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 to 15 only has emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Until it's fully approved for that age group, any vaccine mandate for CPS students would only apply to kids 16 and older.

CINCINNATI —

The Cincinnati Public School board met Friday to discuss a vaccine mandate proposal for students who are eligible to receive one.

Cincinnati Public Schools board member Mike Moroski supports a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students 16 and older.

"It's only fair that everybody who can be vaccinated — we ask them to be vaccinated," Moroski said. "I just want to say that on the record."

One of Moroski's counterparts on the district's Policy and Equity Committee, Ben Lindy, also a school board member, has more questions than answers.

"I want to first acknowledge that there are lots of things I don't know, and I could be wrong," Lindy said. "I find that I'm learning more about this every day."

Board member Eve Bolton appears to be somewhere in the middle, knowledgeable about vaccinating kids against the coronavirus but unsure what makes the most sense for students at CPS.

"You're talking about kids," Bolton said. "There is a history and there is a tradition, appropriately, that we insist on vaccinations for little people and as kids enter our schools."

But Bolton knows COVID-19 vaccines are not like other routine inoculations.

"Because of the politicization and the fear and, frankly, the terror that COVID has caused, a lot of that kind of common sense has been put aside to be more worried than reasonable about all of this," she said.

When it comes to politics, Moroski represents those who worry state leaders in Columbus may decide to outlaw vaccine mandates, adding to the sense of urgency he feels to approve a requirement that students 16 and older take the shot.

"I do have concerns with our state legislature — that doesn't have the same faith in science that I do," Moroski said. "My timeline, ideally, was yesterday. But that's not going to happen."

"I think you'd be very lucky to get it through before the end of December," Bolton said.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 to 15 only has emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Until it's fully approved for that age group, any vaccine mandate for CPS students would only apply to kids 16 and older.

Fate of possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Cincinnati Public Schools students unclear

Committee members studying proposal shared initial thoughts during Friday meeting

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