Boarding School Under COVID

417WHB
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:47:25 +0000

I don’t see how they could possibly mandate the vaccinations by the fall. Given the current pace of vaccinations it will not even be their turn to be eligible for vaccine in NY, and Pfizer is the only one approved for 16+, given where they are in trials odds of pediatric vaccine being approved and available by the fall are quite low. Unless the school can get the supply and vaccinate (which I doubt) there is no way to mandate it. We asked when dropping off dc and they said they hoped the staff would be vaccinated by the end of the spring term, but no guarantees. And K-12 teachers and staff have a priority, unlike HS students who will be at the end of the line. Unless they have pre-existing conditions of some sort, which applies to only a fraction of them.