Gov. John Bel Edwards and other leaders showed up at Quarters Arcade in Baton Rouge over the weekend where plenty of children ages five and up lined up with their parents for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Organizers were expecting 250 people, they got more than twice that.
Children were given $100 from the state and a complimentary game card to take inside and have some fun once they got their vaccine.
The governor spoke about a new proposal from LDH that would add the COVID-19 vaccines to the list of required shots for students 16 and up. He said he is is behind the idea. The Pfizer vaccine for kids five to 11 still doesn’t have full approval from the FDA.
Edwards cleared up some confusion saying it would be mandated to the extent that other vaccines are mandated but only when FDA gets fully licensed or full authorization. He also said all the current opt-out provisions in the law surrounding other vaccines children are required to get to go to school will pertain to these shots as well.
The state’s Health and Welfare Committee will review the proposal and decide whether or not to move forward with it.
The date for that meeting has yet to be set.
