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Mandate to vaccinate New Orleans schoolchildren kicking in

A parent comforts 2nd grader Ikera Haynes, 7 as Sandra Castro vaccinates her at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Medical personnel Sandra Castro vaccinates 1st grader Kristen Cruz, 6 at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Katie Conner, COVID-19 vaccine manager for CrescentCare wears spent vaccine bottles as jewelry as medical personnel vaccinates students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) After receiving her COVID-19 vaccination, 3rd-grader Rayne Michell, 8 is comforted by medical personnel Sandra Castro at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Medical Assistant Micah Dubose, left, and Sandra Castro, right vaccinate a squirming 3rd grader Hailey McDonald, 8 at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Third grader Nila Carey, 8 bravely looks away as she gets her COVID-19 vaccine from LPN Sandra Castro. Carey said, "I watch the news. I know what's going on. My mom told me to be brave. I want to be safe. I want to protect my friends" Carey was one of dozens of students receiving their COVID-19 vaccination at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) A dip into a bag of candy rewards students for their bravery as medical personnel vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Medical personnel try to comfort and vaccinate a fearful 5th grader, Malik Patterson, 11 at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) A group of 3rd graders, left to right Alani Sinegal, 9, Hailey Frank, 8, and Rayne Michell 8 wait for possible reactions after receiving their COVID-19 vaccine at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Medical personnel vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Tonya Freeman Brown comforts 3rd-grader Rayne Michell, 8 after her COVID-19 vaccination at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) Medical personnel reach for pre-loaded syrenges as they vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Students in New Orleans will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Feb. 1 as the city becomes one of the first big districts in the country to implement a vaccine requirement to go to school. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson) FILE - A young boy walks down a hallway to get tested for COVID-19 at L.B. Landry High School in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, on Jan. 3, 2022. As school systems across the U.S. struggle to keep classrooms open amid the pandemic, New Orleans is set to become one of the nation's first major districts to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and up. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)