Currently, here’s how the law reads regarding the power of the Commissioner of Health in an epidemic:
Nothing in this article shall preclude the Commissioner from requiring immediate immunization of all persons in case of an epidemic of any disease of public health importance for which a vaccine exists other than a person to whose health the administration of a vaccine would be detrimental as certified in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth. Code of Virginia, 32.1-48 - A
Walker’s bill, if it were to become a law would add the following language:
“... as certified in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth or a person who objects to administration of such vaccination on religious grounds. Code of Virginia, 32.1-48 - A, as proposed in HB5016
As of August 14, the bill has been referred to the Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions.
I’m highly confused. As a Virginian, and a woman, it’s said I have the right to “do whatever I want with my body”. That include abortion correct? So, what happened to that right when it comes to forcing a vaccine on me I do not want injected into MY BODY? Any ideas out there?
And we have to get rid/vote away our insane and inept liberal governor. Masks were not mandatory for Phase 1, but for reasons beyond my comprehension phase 2 & 3 suddenly required them. A bit backwards no?
Is there a religious exemption for all other vaccines in Virginia? If not then shouldn't this bill include those vaccines as well?
Sadly, Trump is really responsible for getting this teed up with his Operation Warpspeed billions prepaid and safety regulations bypassed.
1. The legality of forced immunization in the State of VA would turn on whether or not COVID19 is declared "an epidemic of any disease of public health importance". True, the long-run modeled case fatality rate per CDC modeling (yes, I know...fakescience but work with me) is about 0.4% which is higher than the typical influenza rate of 0.1% but it's not smallpox (more on that ahead).
2. The Constitutionality of the law itself in VA should be challenged. Unfortunately, the US Constitution may not help - SCOTUS ruled in Jacobson v. Massachusetts that local law mandating a vaccine against smallpox was Constitutional: "Whatever may be thought of the expediency of this statute, it cannot be affirmed to be, beyond question, in palpable conflict with the Constitution...Nor, in view of the methods employed to stamp out the disease of smallpox, can anyone confidently assert that the means prescribed by the State to that end has no real or substantial relation to the protection of the public health and the public safety."
It is noted that the case fatality rate for smallpox ranges from 3%-30%, so while the Constitutionality of forced vaxxing for smallpox isn't in dispute, it may be that COVID19 isn't deadly enough to compel Constitutional forced-vaxxing.
I will take an exemption to those who worship at the altar of vaccine.
It should not have to be a religious anything to keep others from forcing their medical experiments on me.
Things from Auschwitz are not ideals to be forced on a “free” society.
And... they can take their socialist distancing and shove it. It is a perfect example of not understanding the immune system and how it works.
It should be worded differently “No person shall be subject to state mandated vaccination except that the vaccine in question has been tested on 1% of the world’s population with less than .01% adverse reaction.”
Ultimately, the people of the various states need to look at this as a gross over-reach of governmental power. The government should never be able to mandate you get a vaccine. If you want to get sick and die that should be your choice, stupid though it may be.
What the government SHOULD be able to do is enforce a law that says unvaccinated people, including children, shall not be allowed to attend public events or schools where cross-infection may occur.
See, you have a choice in that case. Stay at home and home school your unvaccinated child, or vaccinate them and allow them to attend public indoctrination.
Whats really ridiculous about this is that they let illegal alien children attend school when they have not been vaccinated. So what possible difference does it make? (haha channeling Hillary there)
ON RELIGIOUS GROUNDS!??. . .How about on grounds of being a free American endowed by the Creator with inalienable rights? Does that count anymore? We need a special bill for this? My “HELL NO” will suffice!!
muslim exemptions for sure,, christians, not so much ..
Pray for passage by a veto-proof majority.
I can’t imagine the pro-abortion/pro infanticide Governor signing.