{"id":985828,"date":"2021-11-08T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T21:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=985828"},"modified":"2021-11-08T16:44:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T21:44:47","slug":"cruz-introduces-bill-to-block-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-introduces-bill-to-block-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Introduces Bill To Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-introduces-bill-to-block-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-for-kids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=985828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has brought forward legislation that would block the federal government from creating COVID-19 vaccine mandates for children, including at public schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/cruz-introduces-bill-to-block-federal-government-public-schools-from-mandating-covid-19-vaccines-for-kids\">reported<\/a> by Fox News, \u201cThe legislation would bar any entity at the federal, state and local level that receives federal funding, including school districts, from requiring the vaccine for minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cParents should have the right to decide what is best for their children in consultation with their family doctor,\u201d Cruz said in a statement late last week. \u201cMy view on the COVID-19 vaccine has remained clear: no mandates of any kind.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">President Joe Biden\u2018s administration has \u201crepeatedly ignored medical privacy rights and personal liberty by pushing unlawful and burdensome vaccine mandates on American businesses, and now they are preparing to push a mandate on kids by pressuring parents \u2014 all without taking into account relative risk or the benefits of natural immunity,\u201d Cruz reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCruz said he is proud to introduce the legislation, which aims to keep the federal government from making \u2018decisions related to a child\u2019s health,\u2019 concluding that those decisions are \u2018best left to parents,\u2019\u201d the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cruz recently criticized the Sesame Street team for announcing over the weekend of the \u2018Big Bird\u2019 character getting vaccinated against COVID-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1457108504498642953?s=20\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter, \u201cGovernment propaganda\u2026for your 5 year old!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Government propaganda\u2026for your 5 year old! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lKUlomnpq1\">https:\/\/t.co\/lKUlomnpq1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1457108504498642953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The push to get children vaccinated was met with criticism by some conservatives, while others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/08\/1053548074\/big-bird-covid-19-vaccine-conservative-backlash-ted-cruz\">pointed out<\/a> that \u2018Big Bird\u2019 has been involved in previous vaccination campaigns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Democratic Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced the city will be providing $100 to encourage kids to get the vaccine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe really want kids to take advantage, families to take advantage of that,\u201d de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/11\/4\/22764157\/nyc-kids-get-100-dollars-for-covid-vaccine-shots-at-schools\">told<\/a> the press. \u201cEveryone can use a little more money around the holidays, but more importantly, we want our kids and families to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe mayor also said that every public school in the city that serves children in the targeted age range will hold a dedicated vaccination day for those students beginning next week, which will cover about 1,070 sites over the course of the week by hitting roughly 200 schools per day,\u201d The City noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cdc-recommends-pfizer-shot-for-kids-ages-5-11\">reported<\/a> last week, a pediatric dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for use in children between the ages of 5 to 11. The CDC now recommends the vaccine for that age group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has brought forward legislation that would block the federal government from creating COVID-19 vaccine mandates for children, including at public schools.\u00a0As reported by Fox News, \u201cThe legislation would bar any entity at the federal, state and local level that receives federal funding, including school districts, from requiring the vaccine for minors.\u201d\u201cParents should have the right to decide what is best for their children in consultation with their family doctor,\u201d Cruz said in a statement late last week. \u201cMy view on the COVID-19 vaccine has remained clear: no mandates of any kind.\u201d\u00a0President Joe Biden\u2018s administration has \u201crepeatedly ignored medical privacy rights and personal liberty by pushing unlawful and burdensome vaccine mandates on American businesses, and now they are preparing to push a mandate on kids by pressuring parents \u2014 all without taking into account relative risk or the benefits of natural immunity,\u201d Cruz reportedly said.\u201cCruz said he is proud to introduce the legislation, which aims to keep the federal government from making \u2018decisions related to a child\u2019s health,\u2019 concluding that those decisions are \u2018best left to parents,\u2019\u201d the outlet noted.Cruz recently criticized the Sesame Street team for announcing over the weekend of the \u2018Big Bird\u2019 character getting vaccinated against COVID-19.\u00a0Cruz wrote on Twitter, \u201cGovernment propaganda\u2026for your 5 year old!\u201dGovernment propaganda\u2026for your 5 year old! https:\/\/t.co\/lKUlomnpq1\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 6, 2021The push to get children vaccinated was met with criticism by some conservatives, while others pointed out that \u2018Big Bird\u2019 has been involved in previous vaccination campaigns.\u00a0Democratic Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced the city will be providing $100 to encourage kids to get the vaccine.\u00a0\u201cWe really want kids to take advantage, families to take advantage of that,\u201d de Blasio told the press. \u201cEveryone can use a little more money around the holidays, but more importantly, we want our kids and families to be safe.\u201d\u201cThe mayor also said that every public school in the city that serves children in the targeted age range will hold a dedicated vaccination day for those students beginning next week, which will cover about 1,070 sites over the course of the week by hitting roughly 200 schools per day,\u201d The City noted.As The Daily Wire reported last week, a pediatric dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for use in children between the ages of 5 to 11. The CDC now recommends the vaccine for that age group.\u201cThe endorsement, by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday, was the last step before doctors, nurses and pharmacists could start giving the shots,\u201d The Wall Street Journal\u00a0reported.\u00a0\u201cTogether, with science leading the charge, we have taken another important step forward in our nation\u2019s fight against the virus that causes Covid-19,\u201d Walensky\u00a0said\u00a0in a statement Tuesday evening.Walensky has previously\u00a0said\u00a0she thinks kids should keep wearing face coverings in school even after they\u2019ve received a COVID-19 vaccination.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-985828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=985828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=985828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=985828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}