Dr. Anthony Fauci said he favors COVID-19 vaccination mandates in schools, weeks ahead of the expected approval of the vaccine for kids ages 5-11.
Children under 12 aren't eligible to get jabbed yet, but federal regulators are likely to OK the Pfizer-BioNTech for use in kids 5 and up as early as October, Fauci said Monday.
Fauci, who has become a favorite target of the anti-mandate and anti-vaccination crowds, pushed back against his critics and said his stance needed to be put in context.
"People think that having children be required to get vaccination is a very novel thing - it isn't," Fauci said.
Fauci said approval of the vaccine in young kids can come before November - though he hesitated when Jackson asked him if he anticipated an OK before Halloween.
"You're trying to get me in trouble by pinning a date down," Fauci said after a laugh.
Many schools have already imposed mandates for staff with mixed results.
https://nypost.com/2021/09/21/dr-fauci-says-he-supports-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-children/
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