Virginia Department of Health provides insight on COVID vaccine guidelines for schools

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) added COVID-19 vaccines to their record of advisable vaccines for anybody six months or older final week.

Together with that call, the COVID-19 vaccine will be coated by insurance coverage when the federal authorities stops funding it. Moreover, at this suggestion, some states could add COVID-19 vaccines to their record of vaccination necessities for college attendance, however that’s not the case for each state.

In an announcement from the Virginia Division of Well being (VDH), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 15-0 so as to add the vaccine to the Vaccines for Kids Program.

“There is no such thing as a direct, fast influence on COVID-19 vaccine being added to the Immunization Schedule on school-required vaccines in Virginia,” VDH stated in an announcement. “To ensure that a change to happen to these necessities both 1) the Basic Meeting would want to move laws or 2) the Board of Well being would want to pursue regulatory updates the Rules for the Immunization of College Kids, which might require a Discover of Supposed Regulatory Motion and a 60-day public remark interval.”

Waynesboro Metropolis Faculties additionally offered an replace for his or her present necessities.

“We’re in common communication with the Central Shenandoah Well being Division and can observe any vaccine pointers we get from the state. Our locality solely requires the vaccines mandated by the state,” Assistant Superintendent Ryan Barber stated in an electronic mail.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin stated in a Tweet that Virginia received’t undertake the advice.

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