WA Superintendent: Vaccines should be 'backstop,' not requirement for reopening schools
Bothell High School. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) Last week, Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal unveiled a roadmap to getting the state’s teachers vaccinated for COVID-19. But while vaccinating school employees is definitely a priority, it’s also not seen as a necessity for getting students back into classrooms. Reykdal cites data presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which points to a “lower risk of transmission of the virus by younger children” as proof of the safety and efficacy of resuming in-person classes. “The data speaks for...
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