The kids of Washington, DC need your help!
Please join us this Tuesday, November 1st to peacefully protest at the John A Wilson Building in Washington, DC where we will respectfully ask the DC Council to end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school kids. The Council will be voting that afternoon.
When: Tuesday, November 1st at 10:45 am
Where: The John A Wilson Building (across from Freedom Plaza), 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004
Details: We will gather on the sidewalk in front of the John A Wilson Building on Pennsylvania Avenue - located near Freedom Plaza. Please note this is a public sidewalk so we must not block the walkway.
Please bring your signs/posters and positive energy.
METRO stations are Federal Triangle or Metro Center.
There is no public parking at the John A. Wilson Building. However, there are numerous parking garages in the area with the closest garage located next door at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
If you are a DC resident, please contact us and we will provide information on how to send an email or call your DC Council Member.
Please share this message with friends and family who are residents of DC and ask them to join us and/or contact their Council Members.
Background:
On Tuesday, November 1st, D.C. Council members will vote on whether or not to extend the compliance deadline for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students until the 2023-2024 school year.
The law currently in place requires children age 12 and older to be vaccinated before the January 3rd deadline in order to remain in school.
COVID-19 shots are not only unnecessary for children, but are dangerous and can cause serious injuries and death. It is time to end this mandate for good and give parents the ability to decide whether or not to give these shots to their children without coercion.
The Council passed legislation in October 2021 that required the COVID-19 vaccinations for all students age 12 and older within 70 days of the shots receiving full authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to remain in school.
In an effort to avoid a mass exodus from the public school system due to poor COVID-19 vaccine uptake, DC's Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn sent a letter in August notifying public school leaders that the the enforcement deadline for students ages 12 - 17 had been pushed back to January 3rd, 2023.
It should be noted that DC Councilmember Christina Henderson introduced the COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill last year. In a curious turn of events, she is now proposing the new legislation to delay the mandate until the 2023/2024 school year and has further stated that she supports revisiting the mandate and determining whether a mandate should exist at all based on the evolving science that has come to light.
Thank you,
The Virginia Chapter of Children's Health Defense
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