We believe the vaccine is safe, effective, the best means of fighting the virus, and

it's not just certain.

That's Eric Papenfus, mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In January, he signed an executive order mandating all city employees get a COVID-19 vaccine.

It's required and it's a condition of employment so it could potentially lead to termination.

And here's Austin Butiner, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District.

If we're opening schools of the priority, why not provide another vital level of protection

by vaccinating school teachers and staff?

This is a critical piece to this reopening puzzle.

All need to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

California has some of the strictest vaccine laws in the country.

It does.

However, as of today, the COVID-19 vaccine has only been approved for emergency use in

that state for those 16 or older for one treatment and 18 and older for another.

So mandatory vaccines in schools would likely be directed to teachers and staff for now.

More COVID-19 vaccine mandates may be coming, yet it's worth pondering.

It's one thing to encourage getting vaccinated.

It's quite another to mandate it.

With this legal doc at Special Reports, we explore vaccine mandates.

Are they legal?

Do they violate the due process clause of the Constitution?

What about an exception based on religious belief or bodily integrity?

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