Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a new measure on Thursday that would ban the federal government and its local entities – along with schools – from mandating vaccines for your kids.

"Parents should have the right to decide what is best for their children in consultation with their family doctor," said Cruz. "My view on the COVID-19 vaccine has remained clear: no mandates of any kind. President Biden and his administration have repeatedly ignored medical privacy rights and personal liberty by pushing unlawful and burdensome vaccine mandates on American businesses, and now they are preparing to push a mandate on kids by pressuring parents—all without taking into account relative risk or the benefits of natural immunity."

The senator from Texas said the bill would allow parents to make health decisions for their kids and keep "President Biden and his administration" out of them.

Earlier last week, the FDA approved the Covid vax for kids as young as 5 years old, leaving many parents worried about further vax mandates (something already happening in California).

Here are the specific things the bill would do:

• Prohibits the federal government and any recipient of federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and/or the CDC at the state, local, Tribal, or territorial level from requiring any individual aged 18 or younger from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine.
• Prohibits any school district or other educational entities from imposing a mandate requiring any students age 18 or younger to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
  • If any school district does impose a mandate, that entity shall not be eligible to receive Title IV, Part A and Title II, Part A funding.
• Requires parental consent for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor.
• Applies to all COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorized for use under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or, if fully approved, were first approved under EUA.

I think a provision in there to ban Big Bird and Joe Biden from colluding would also be a good idea...