President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus to attend classes in person. The order prohibits federal funding for schools with Covid vaccine mandates and is aimed at clearing up discrepancies regarding vaccine requirements. Trump’s administration has already taken steps to end coronavirus vaccine requirements at the federal level and has reinstated service members discharged for refusing the vaccine. The decision to vaccinate should be left up to a student’s parents, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Currently, Covid vaccines are no longer required in K-12 schools nationwide, according to health policy research organizations. Trump had pledged on the campaign trail to strip funding for schools that require vaccines and masks for students, sparking concerns about funding for schools in states with immunization requirements for diseases like measles and polio. Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is a high-profile vaccine critic advocating for “vaccine safety.” Trump also signed an executive order to establish a new energy council aimed at ramping up domestic oil and gas production.
Regarding other topics, Trump mentioned a pipeline project to lower prices in New York and agreed to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He praised a speech by Vice President JD Vance in Europe and discussed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, emphasizing its dependence on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions.
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