© 2024 KOSU
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

COVID-19 vaccines won't be required to go to school in Oklahoma, but CDC advises getting one

A CVS pharmacist applies a band-aid after giving a vaccine to a child.
Brandon Thibodeux / CVS Health Newsroom
/
CVS Health
A CVS pharmacist applies a band-aid after giving a vaccine to a child.

A CDC panel has advised that children take the COVID-19 vaccine.

The advisory is routine and simply means the federal agency recommends kids get the COVID-19 vaccine before attending school. That doesn’t mean it will be required for attendance, as misinformation swirls around the ruling.

Required vaccines for school are ultimately determined by individual states. And a 2021 law in Oklahoma prohibits a coronavirus vaccine from being required for admittance to a school.

Attorney General John O’Connor signed onto a public letter of GOP Attorneys General opposing the CDC’s advisory.

Last week, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt put out a statement saying he would never require the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school.

Later, his Democratic opponent and state superintendent Joy Hofmeister released a statement stressing that the federal and state governments were not requiring any COVID-19 vaccines.

It’s true, no vaccine for the coronavirus can be required to attend school.

But, health officials and doctors still advise getting one. The vaccine for COVID-19 has repeatedly been found to be safe and effective.

Here is a list of the required vaccines to attend school in Oklahoma.

Robby Korth joined KOSU as its news director in November 2022.
KOSU is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.
Related Content