Republican Ron DeSantis of Florida is among the governors who have vowed that COVID-19 shots won't be mandated for schoolchildren in his state in the wake of a CDC panel's decision to recommend adding the vaccine to the routine childhood immunization schedule. Some states, such as Massachusetts and Virginia, simply adopt the CDC schedule while others rely on the agencies guidance. But others have laws in place barring schools from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for students. Here's how some states, as the Daily Caller News Foundation reports, are handling the CDC recommendation: (See commnent below for states)