Concerned citizens in the state of California joined together in launching a union against a new COVID-19 vaccination program in the state that targets children under the age of 18. The Unity Project, a coalition of concerned parents, business leaders, teachers, and other professionals across the state, started the union in opposition to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to enforce the COVID-19 vaccination mandate on K–12 trainees in the state, the coalition said in a Nov. 12 statement. “The forced vaccination mandate flies in the face of the broad scientific evidence base surrounding the risk/benefit of this vaccine for healthy children 18 years and under,” said Laura Sextro, the union’s chief executive officer, said. “It also defies common sense and fundamental parental rights,” she said in dispute to the governor’s program. “Opposition to this egregious overreach by Governor Newsom is widespread throughout California and The Unity Project is harnessing the broad …