Covid19 - SquareOffs

Should public school students be required to get coronavirus vaccines?

Asked by ABC 17 News

321 Votes

Should public school students be required to get coronavirus vaccines?

37%

Yes. Other shots are already required. Yes. Other shots are already required.

63%

No. It's a family's choice. No. It's a family's choice.

37%

Yes. Other shots are already required.

Public schools in Missouri have long required students to have certain vaccinations before they learn in a classroom. Health officials say mass vaccination can help ensure a ret... Show More

Public schools in Missouri have long required students to have certain vaccinations before they learn in a classroom. Health officials say mass vaccination can help ensure a return to normal life. Show Less

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63%

No. It's a family's choice.

Many people are skeptical of the coronavirus vaccines, citing the rushed process to approval and the politics surrounding the development. Some have said they won't take the vac... Show More

Many people are skeptical of the coronavirus vaccines, citing the rushed process to approval and the politics surrounding the development. Some have said they won't take the vaccine and won't allow their children to be vaccinated. Show Less

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Cindy Jones

We don't force people to get a flu shot. People die from the flu each year. It should be a choice when it comes to something like this.

Should Columbia Public Schools students return to classrooms next month?

Asked by ABC 17 News

1,639 Votes

Should Columbia Public Schools students return to classrooms next month?

50%

Yes. In-person is good for kids. Yes. In-person is good for kids.

50%

No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great. No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great.

50%

Yes. In-person is good for kids.

Some public officials, including Missouri's governor, have pushed for schools to reopen despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They say the educational and psychological benefit... Show More

Some public officials, including Missouri's governor, have pushed for schools to reopen despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They say the educational and psychological benefits of school outweigh the risks of children catching the coronavirus. Show Less

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Teresa H. Klepac

Children are experiencing more anxiety and are losing educational ground by not being in-seat. Very few issues of children spreading COVID at any age elementary, middle or high school. parents are financially unable stay home, nor are they able to teach. CPS needs to be in person.

Christi Harper Walsh

The mental health of our students as well as their ability to actually learn from their teachers should be a top priority of our community. It is beyond me why CPS chooses not to work toward this solution when so many communities have been able to achieve this; meanwhile our kids struggle every day.

Kristy Biondi

Children are suffering. They need social interaction for their emotional well being. Depression and suicidal ideation are statistically up. Drug and alcohol use are up. Grades are falling, students are not attending zoom meetings. The current model is not sustainable.

John Wilson

Risk to kids is minimal. Schools are not significant spreaders. There is no difference in spread between countries with schools open versus closed. Many kids are home alone unsupervised.

Mindy Wilson

They should have gone back a long time ago. My kids are failing every subject because of virtual learning. My oldest is having mental health problems, one of her friends even committed suicide recently. My autistic child has went backwards with socialization. Kids need to be back in school!

Chad McLaurin

Kids should return to in-seat schooling only if keeping with the public safety directives on monitoring, masking, and distancing. This cannot be 100% @ 5 day/week. Priorities should be 504/IEP students, families with multiple school aged children - particularly low income or single parent households

Ronald Davidson

Herd immunity WILL happen lock down or not depriving our children a decent education is not what we need to be doing. It causes undue burden on parents as well that is unnecessary.

Amanda Harris Newman

It's what's best for ALL children in CPS.

50%

No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great.

The country remains in a fall coronavirus case surge, prompting health leaders to plead with people to do their part to stop the spread. Mid-Missouri counties are also reporting... Show More

The country remains in a fall coronavirus case surge, prompting health leaders to plead with people to do their part to stop the spread. Mid-Missouri counties are also reporting more deaths associated with the virus. Show Less

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Dr. Sean P. Goggins

None of the CDC standards for opening school have been met. The community and state need to start following sound public health guidelines.

How soon will you try to get the coronavirus vaccine?

Asked by ABC 17 News

147 Votes

How soon will you try to get the coronavirus vaccine?

63%

As soon as I can get it. As soon as I can get it.

37%

I want to wait and see its effects. I want to wait and see its effects.

63%

As soon as I can get it.

An advisory panel approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use in people 16 and older and the FDA will make a decision in the coming days. The vaccine will go to people in the ... Show More

An advisory panel approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use in people 16 and older and the FDA will make a decision in the coming days. The vaccine will go to people in the most vulnerable groups and front-line workers first. Show Less

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37%

I want to wait and see its effects.

The process to test and authorize coronavirus vaccines has been historically short, leaving some to worry about long-term effectiveness and other issues. Pfizer's vaccine also c... Show More

The process to test and authorize coronavirus vaccines has been historically short, leaving some to worry about long-term effectiveness and other issues. Pfizer's vaccine also caused some adverse reactions when it was first given in the UK. Show Less

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Covid19 SquareOffs

Should public school students be required to get coronavirus vaccines?

37% Yes. Other shots are already required. Yes. Other shots are already required.

63% No. It's a family's choice. No. It's a family's choice.

37% Yes. Other shots are already required.

63% No. It's a family's choice.

Should Columbia Public Schools students return to classrooms next month?

50% Yes. In-person is good for kids. Yes. In-person is good for kids.

50% No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great. No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great.

50% Yes. In-person is good for kids.

50% No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great.

How soon will you try to get the coronavirus vaccine?

63% As soon as I can get it. As soon as I can get it.

37% I want to wait and see its effects. I want to wait and see its effects.

63% As soon as I can get it.

37% I want to wait and see its effects.

About Covid19

37%

Yes. Other shots are already required. Yes. Other shots are already required.

63%

No. It's a family's choice. No. It's a family's choice.

37%

Yes. Other shots are already required.

63%

No. It's a family's choice.

50%

Yes. In-person is good for kids. Yes. In-person is good for kids.

50%

No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great. No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great.

50%

Yes. In-person is good for kids.

50%

No. The risk from COVID-19 is too great.

63%

As soon as I can get it. As soon as I can get it.

37%

I want to wait and see its effects. I want to wait and see its effects.

63%

As soon as I can get it.

37%

I want to wait and see its effects.