Column: Mandate vaccines for all. It’s the only way to end our COVID-19 nightmare
George Skelton
August 19, 2021
And I have no patience with muddled minds and conspiracy theorists who adamantly protest being inoculated, sometimes for reasons that seem just as nutty as those held by Afghan anti-vaxxers.
“People are dying. And not only are people dying, but the people who are vaccinated are being held hostage. And we need to live,” Azizza Davis Goines, president of the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce, told the Sacramento Bee.
Goines advocated mandating that everyone be vaccinated.
I’m all for that. Require everyone who’s medically able to get inoculated. Grant exemptions for medical reasons, but not for religious beliefs.
Spare me arguments about invasion of privacy. Privacy was surrendered when we decided to band together and become civilized. Public safety comes first. That means protection from disease.
The problem with a blanket mandate is that, for practical purposes, it’s unenforceable. Anyway, it’s probably impossible to pull off politically. So, forget that.
We’re starting to do the next best thing: State and local governments, public universities and schools, restaurants and business are denying jobs, access and service to people who don’t show proof of vaccinations or periodic testing.
Polio was beaten only by vaccine. And that’s what will conquer COVID-19. We need to force people to get shots any way we can.
That's all you need to read of everything this dweeb ever wrote to know he's a creepy little Nazi.