Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID-19 mandates

February 14, 2025

The American Medical Association announces – President Trump has signed Friday's executive order raising funds from schools and other education organizations that require students and staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

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Trump gives back schools that need Covid-19 vaccinations

President Trump signed the executive order on Friday Stripping funds from the school Other educational organizations that require students and staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

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Trump directed newly confirmed Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and director of the Department of Education to end the covid vaccine mandate, and to comply with the system and develop it. I've reported on institutions that don't Cut off federal funds.

Executive Order fulfills the promises Trump has made repeatedly Campaign trailwhen he stripped funding from schools that needed vaccines and masks, and pledged to pledge to grant COVID vaccine orders now.

Trump previously signed an order to restore military service members who were rejected for refusing to mandate the Pentagon's own coronavirus vaccine.

There is no current Covid-19 vaccine orders At K-12 school. The order also does not mention other pediatric vaccines that schools across the country need, such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella.

Trump demonstrated a Shift stance On the Covid-19 vaccine, he and his allies quickly charged credit for the operational speed work under his first administration, and at the same time revived the rhetoric of the pro-vaccine.

The day before Trump issued the executive order, Kennedy (a prominent and longtime vaccine skeptic) was confirmed as HHS head. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Center for Countering Digital Hate has listed Kennedy as one of the top spreaders of online anti-vaccine content.

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