Orange County Parents Protest Vaccine Mandates At School Board Meeting

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

COSTA MESA (CBSLA) — Parents in Orange County packed a school board meeting on Tuesday after a panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers endorsed the use a COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old.

“It’s so wrong,” said mother Anne Peloso. “This is not nazi Germany, you don’t force people into injections here.”

Earlier on Tuesday, FDA advisers endorsed the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. While the FDA is not bound by this recommendation, they have typically ruled in line with the advisers’ recommendations. The regulatory agency should make its decision within the next few days. The Centers for Disease Control is also expected to make a final decision within the following week.

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