JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.0/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<input id="date1" name="date1" required="required" type="date" value="MM/DD/YY"/>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){
    if ($('#myInput').prop('type') !== 'date') {
    	$('#date1').datepicker();
    }
});