JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<input type="text" id="txtDate" />

JavaScript

var initialized = false;
$(function () {
    $("#txtDate").focus();
    $("#txtDate").blur(function(){
        if(!initialized){
            $("#txtDate").datepicker({
                autoOpen: false
            });    
            initialized = true;
        }
    });
});