Kimberly Perry-Malloy, a pediatric nurse for 23 years and the Pottstown School District Head Nurse;
Kathleen Seeley, senior director of early education at YWCA TriCounty Areaâs Early Education Center.
As most parents with children in school know, numerous vaccines, including chickenpox, meningitis, measles, mumps, rubella and polio are all required for children to register for school.
However, a COVID-19 vaccine is not required, although it is strongly recommended for children 12 and older. Only the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for children 12 to 18 and a parent or guardian must be present for it to be administered to that age group, said Spengler.