Fauci Commends Newsom on Vax Mandate for Students: ‘Sound Judgment’

Dr. Anthony Fauci commended the decision by California Governor Gavin Newsom to mandate vaccines for schoolchildren.

This past Friday Newsom announced the new mandate for students. Per the LA Times, it would go into effect right away for kids 12 and over, and younger kids “would be phased in after the vaccine has been approved for their age group.”

California and plenty of other states have required schoolchildren to be vaccinated against other diseases for many years.

CNN’s Dana Bash spoke with Fauci Sunday and asked if “other states should follow California’s lead.”

“I’m not going to be recommending things to other states,” Fauci responded. “But I think what the governor did in California was something that was sound judgment.”

Bash also asked him about people seeking religious exemptions from the covid-19 vaccines.

Fauci recalled people claiming exemptions from the measles vaccines years ago and argued, “People sometimes confuse a philosophical objection with a religious objection. When you talk about actually established religions, there are so few of those that actually will not allow you to get vaccinated.”

You can watch above, via CNN.