Oregon’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan has promised that, if elected, she’ll do everything in her power to prevent COVID-19 vaccine requirements for children to attend school.
“Yeah, I will be pushing back against that as governor,” Drazan told the Washington Examiner during an interview on Thursday. “We’re not talking about eradicating measles. We’re not talking about polio.”
“Especially for our school-aged children, families know best,” Drazan noted, adding that she’ll certainly make COVID-19 vaccines widely available for those that choose them, but she’ll always oppose mandating the shots for children to attend school.
Drazan is among a number of Republican governors and gubernatorial hopefuls who have vowed to fight an effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to adopt an updated immunization schedule that will include COVID-19 vaccines….