Enlarge / Centner Academy private school building is seen in Miami’s Design District in Miami on April 27, 2021. (credit: Getty | CHANDAN KHANNA )
An anti-vaccine private school in Miami, Florida, is requiring students who receive a COVID-19 vaccine to stay home for 30 days after each shot, according to local news outlet WSVN .
In a letter to parents, the school once again spread vaccine misinformation, falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines can cause “potential transmission or shedding onto others. ” No COVID-19 vaccines in use in the US include a live virus; there are only mRNA-based vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) and a nonreplicating viral vector-based vaccine (J& J) in make use of here. These COVID-19 vaccines do not cause “shedding” or pose any risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to others .
The school, the Centner Academy, is well-known for its anti-vaccine rhetoric and vaccine misinformation. The academy notes that it is against all vaccine mandates and does not require any immunizations for its students, citing ” freedom of choice . inch Without evidence, it links routine, safe, and life-saving childhood vaccinations to the rise of the variety of health conditions such as diabetes and offers to help parents obtain exemptions from state shot requirements. Like many anti-vaccine groups, Centner plays up fears of harms and falsely suggests that there have been insufficient safety studies on vaccines. Centner’s tuition ranges from $15, 000 to $30, 000 per year .
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