Pennsylvania Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for K–12 Students

Pennsylvania Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for K–12 Students
A child's dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is seen in Washington on Nov. 3, 2021. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
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Pennsylvania state Senate Republicans on Monday approved legislation that would prohibit a COVID-19 vaccine mandate requirement for K–12 students in order for them to attend school, despite there being no such mandate currently in effect.

Senate Bill 937, introduced by Sen. Michele Brooks, passed the upper chamber in a 28–21 vote along party lines and now heads to Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.
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