Approves Pfizer’s Vaccine for Ages 12 to 15” (front page, May 11):Now that Covid vaccines will be made available to children 12 and over, New York City and State should consider making the vaccine mandatory for students 12 years and older to return to school in the fall. Students currently need to be vaccinated to prevent the spread of highly communicable diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox, diphtheria, etc. Parents should be given ample time to comply with any mandate adding Covid to the list. Furthermore, now that the vaccine is widely available to adults, should not those who are employed by the schools — administrators, teachers, aides, cafeteria workers, security officers, etc. I have heard politicians say schools are safe and they are making changes to ensure that fact, yet nothing about mandating vaccinations.

Source: New York Times May 11, 2021 17:15 UTC