Middle and high school students will not be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the state eyes a return to full in-person learning in the fall, according to both the Delaware Division of Public Health and the Department of Education. DPH Director Dr. Karyl Rattay said the state is unsure what restrictions, if any, will be in schools for the fall. “I wish there was a black-and-white answer,” Dr. Rattay said. “It’s complex. If we knew that every student 12 and up was vaccinated and every staff member was vaccinated and that our numbers in our state continue to go down even lower than they are now, we’d feel great about it. But we’re not there yet with vaccinations for adolescents.”
- But will they have to be masked? When are we losing the forced masking of kids? — Mary Crossan Criscuolo
- Probably when DPH starts following real medical science instead of political science. Kids should not be masked. — Nancy Knight
- They said, “this fall.” They will be mandating this once it receives approval for all children in public schools. — Beth Gallagher
- As that would be illegal for a public school to require a vaccine that is not FDA-approved. — Lauren Genna
- So once again, who is protecting teachers? Stop being selfish. Vaccinate your kids. — Denise Ginger Ginger
- I would never ask anyone to inject something into their child they didn’t want to protect me. Disturbing. What are the older generations doing to protect the children? Literally nothing. — Beth Gallagher
