...you know...the same sort of folks you find in the CDC and NIH...found a vaccine for smallpox and later gathered together through the WHO to eradicate it worldwide...the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that in the interest of public health, vaccinations could be mandated. Now it's true that final approval for the COVID-19 vaccines has not yet been granted, thus restricting any mandates, the trials that preceded the Emergency Use Authorizations and the subsequent performances of those medications among hundreds of millions of people, clearly show that the public health would be well served by requiring students to be vaccinated...for the sake of those under 12 years old who can't be vaccinated yet (hopefully, in the Dec./Jan. timeframe)...all students should wear masks.
Again...the CDC is made of the same type of dedicated medical professionals as those a century ago...always has been. They have rigid rules they follow, even for emergency use...e.g. everyone whats the under-12's to get vaccinated now (including the ID Docs with kids of their own), but they're following their protocols.
Not sure what some posters think would be a better solution...ban Emergency Use Authorizations...never allow new technology to be employed...and wait for however long it takes to fully approve a vaccine that uses only the old, tried and true technology...while twiddling their thumbs as hospitals are overrun and refrigerated semi-trucks fill up their parking lots?
I turn it back to you guys...what's your alternative solution?
Link: https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-vaccine-supreme-court