Vaccines have long been mandated in N.J. schools. Could a COVID shot be next? – NJ.com

Covid vaccine for kids

Solome Walker, 9, looks down at her bandage after getting her first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot at a clinic for young students at Ramsey Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky.

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COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in New Jersey schools, with infection rates rising sharply among students and staff.

It wasn’t long ago when the pandemic appeared to be leveling off. But cases are again spiking, with sick kids increasingly being sent home while their friends are deemed close contacts and forced to quarantine, NJ Advance Media has reported.

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