Hochul Would Not Mandate Coronavirus Vaccines for Children ‘At This Time,’ Zeldin Pledges ‘Never’

New York Gov. (D) Kathy Hochul said during a debate on Tuesday that she would not mandate coronavirus vaccines to children “at this time,” while her opponent, New York Republican Lee Zeldin, would not do so “ever.”
 

Hochul said she would not mandate the coronavirus mandate for children in school and would leave the issue to the legislature.

In response, Zeldin said he would not ever mandate the coronavirus vaccines for children. Zeldin said emphatically:

I will not mandate COVID vaccines for your kids ever. I don’t believe there should be COVID vaccine mandates for our kids in CUNY, in community colleges, and elsewhere. Where just over a year ago, a whole bunch of heroes were turned into zeroes because of my worker healthcare worker COVID mandate. I believe that mandate was wrong, and I believe that was fired should be offered their jobs back with back pay.