Education Secretary Cardona Supports Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Eligible School Children

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 16, 2021. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Sept. 23 shared his support for making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for eligible school children.

“Not only do I support it, but I’m encouraging states to come up with a plan to make sure it happens,” Cardona told POLITICO. “I would like governors who hold those decisions to make those decisions now that [vaccines] are FDA-approved.”