Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls for Vaccine Mandate and Stricter COVID-19 Protocols

A medical staffer prepares a Moderna vaccine to be administered at mass vaccination center in Tokyo, Japan, on May 24, 2021. Carl Court/Pool via Reuters

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is calling for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, along with stricter quarantine rules for all eligible students in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

UTLA also announced support for a vaccine mandate for eligible students in the wake of the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, UTLA said in an Aug. 30 statement.