Yes.
The government (both state and federal) already mandates vaccines for people working in certain professions and for people attending school. Given that Covid is at least ten times as deadly as influenza (which is a mandated vaccine) and far more likely to cause long-term health problems which are, in some cases, severe enough to place a person on the disability rolls, it makes sense to mandate Covid vaccines.
Before attending college, I had to take a measles vaccine.
In order to work with human cells in a research lab, I had to take hepatitis A and B vaccines.
Before traveling to Korea on a special assignment, I had to take smallpox, anthrax, and Japanese encephalitis vaccines.
As a medical researcher, I had to take the influenza vaccine yearly.
I don't have my vaccination record in front of me, but there are vaccinations on it that I don't even remember receiving but which were mandated.
So why should I have any problem with another vaccine being added to the mandated vaccines list?
RE: Yes
I’m not going to converse further with you then.
Politically, you and I are ideological opponents.
You advocate a big government approach to Covid, while I, like Rand Paul, Ron DeSantis and other red state governors advocate a libertarian approach.
We will see you and your likeminded fellows either in court or the ballot box ( if it is fair ). Hopefully, we won’t have to end up exercising our second amendment rights.
RE: Before attending college, I had to take a measles vaccine. In order to work with human cells in a research lab, I had to take hepatitis A and B vaccines.
You are again comparing NON-mRNA vaccines that have had MANY years of testing before final FDA approval with a Covid vaccine that was forced on people under an EUA. Hepatitis vaccines had to go through 8 years of exhaustive testing before being approved for use ( I have been vaccinated with both by the way ).
Speaking of colleges....
There are many colleges in the United States that do not require Covid vaccination for attendance. As of October 28, 2023, here are some of the colleges that have announced that they will not have a vaccine mandate for the 2023-2024 school year:
Ave Maria University (Florida)
Liberty University (Virginia)
Hillsdale College (Michigan)
Patrick Henry College (Virginia)
Taylor University (Indiana)
Grove City College (Pennsylvania)
North Central University (Minnesota)
Colorado Christian University (Colorado)
Oklahoma Baptist University (Oklahoma)
William Jessup University (California)
Lancaster Bible College (Pennsylvania)
Cairn University (Pennsylvania)
It is important to note that this list is not exhaustive and that some colleges may have changed their policies since this list was compiled.
Question : Do you see a huge outbreak of Covid n these colleges compared to those that require the jab?