The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, part of the CDC, voted unanimously (15-10) to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the CDC recommended childhood immunization schedule.
What does this mean?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sets the U.S. adult and childhood immunization schedules based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Once the CDC Director has approved ACIP recommendations, they are published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Upon publication, the recommendations represent the official CDC recommendations for immunizations in the United States.
This new childhood immunization schedule does not go into effect until 2023. The COVID-19 vaccine does not automatically get added to school vaccine requirements. The only way the school requirements can change is through legislation or through Department of Public Health (the same process in most states). Also, by adding the COVID vaccines to the childhood vaccination schedule, shifts vaccine manufacturers liability shield from the PREP Act to The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. So now all COVID Vaccines manufacturers will get full liability protection for the authorized product. (To summarize: If you get injured by this vaccine you will not be able to sue.)
What happens next?
Not all vaccines on the childhood immunization schedule are required for school attendance. But given the history of the last two years, we can predict which states may try to add it to their school schedule. Some have already tried passing legislation to that fact, i.e. California SB 871.
In California, Governor Newsom in a press conference back in April, 2022, stated that the state would not implement a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for school attendance until at least July 2023, as he was waiting on full FDA approval before moving ahead with the requirement. If the California Department of Public Health decides to add it to school requirement, the current law allows for personal/religious belief exemption for any new added vaccine. Keep in mind, no vaccine put on the school schedule was on the market for less than 6 years. Why are the ACIP, CDC and certain states rushing into this?
Unfortunately, some states will try to add COVID-19 shot to their school requirements. If your state does add to school requirements, check here to see what type of exemptions are available. FOR-US is a good source for Religious Exemptions.
It does seem as there is a war against bodily autonomy and parents rights in some states. But there is good news. There are a lot of organizations and representatives are there too fight for you. For example: ICAN will fund legal challenges, with attorney Aaron Siri, against any state mandate for schools. Luckily, some states have already passed laws preventing any type of mandate. Here are just a few Governors opposing any such mandate.
What can you do?
1. First, don’t panic! There are organizations and representatives that are on your side to fight this. And the official new schedule is doesn’t take effect until 2023.
2. The most immediate thing you can do is vote this November 8th. This is the most pivotal election in history. This election outcome will decide who be making the decisions in each state in January. So vote like your children’s future depends on it.
3. Get to know the people in charge of these health policies, whether it is a board of public health, a state lawmaker or Governor. If they are an elected official and that seat is up for election, vote on this issue! Although we cannot endorse any candidates, we can recommend to you, that if you want change for the better, we must have representatives that actually represent the American people. Representatives that believe in parental sovereignty, children’s right to an education and medical freedom.
4. Contact your candidate’s campaign directly to find out what their stance is on this issue. Get them to publicly state it. Make them accountable.
5. Get involved: donate, volunteer and promote those organizations and representatives that stand firm on parental rights and are against mandates.
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