Ohio Law Banning Mandatory Vaccinations In Public Schools Goes Into Effect
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By: KDKA-TV News Staff
COLUMBUS (KDKA) - Beginning today, a law goes into effect in Ohio which bans mandatory vaccinations in public schools.
The legislation was signed in July and says that public schools and colleges cannot require someone to get a vaccine that has not been fully approved by the Food & Drug Administration.
The law also says that the ban does not apply to hospitals that are owned or operated by a state institution of higher education.
Currently, only the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination has received full FDA approval for people 16-years-old and older.
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