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While several states are already considering implementing vaccine mandates in the educational setting, experts think that it’s too early to require children to get their COVID-19 shots. According to a professor at the Hastings College of Law in California, vaccine mandates are currently premature, and considering the rate of vaccine hesitancy, it would be best to introduce it three to six months later down the line.
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. can “learn to live with” COVID-19. As vaccination rates soar and super immunity slowly begins to become understood and replicated, it’s likely that COVID-19 will reduce in severity and will be treated not as a global pandemic, but a regular respiratory virus — present, but no longer fatal nor disruptive of daily life.
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Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb revealed to CNBC that he predicts the COVID-19 pandemic will be over in the U.S. by January 2022. His hopes can be attributed to the proposed vaccine requirements that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking to implement by January 4.
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In late October 2021, scientists have identified a new COVID-19 variant that is a “sub-lineage” of the delta strain called AY.4.2. Coined as the delta plus variant, the AY.4.2 is reportedly more transmissible and can spread faster than its predecessor. As of writing, 40,233 COVID-19 cases can be linked to delta plus, 25 of which were spotted in the U.S.
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As of October 22, 2021, California dropped to a “moderate” level of transmission, with an infection rate of only 10 to 49 cases per 100,000. It was briefly the only state to be classified with a “moderate” transmission rate and had the lowest infection rate among all U.S. States.
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