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State advisory group votes against adding Covid vaccination to WA schools requirement list

caption: Kids between the ages of 5-11 were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the UW Medicine North King County Vaccination Clinic in Shoreline.
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Kids between the ages of 5-11 were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the UW Medicine North King County Vaccination Clinic in Shoreline.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

A Washington State advisory group has voted against recommending adding the Covid-19 vaccine to the list of required immunizations for school kids in Washington, but this is not the final word on the topic. The issue now goes to the State Board of Health. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to reporter Kate Walters about the decision.

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