Still, many school systems are choosing not to offer elementary schools as hosts for vaccination sites after some middle and high schools that offered shots received pushback. The Education Department is also urging schools to host town halls and webinars at which parents can talk to doctors about the vaccine. He noted the CDC encourages districts to consider factors like local needs for school clinics and adequate community support. On the heels of California's decision to make vaccines for children mandatory, Portland is among districts considering the same. Only a third of the district's students 12 and older are vaccinated.

Source: ABC News November 07, 2021 17:00 UTC