City officials in Washington, D.C., announced Friday that a student COVID-19 vaccine mandate set to be enforced 20 days after school started would instead be delayed until January.

In a letter to district public school leaders, the deputy mayor for education, Paul Kihn, announced that the district would not be enforcing a citywide vaccine mandate for students 12 and over until Jan. 3. The mandate applies to students of all schools, public or private.

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