Should Vaccines Be Mandatory To Protect The Public? New York State Bar Seems To Thinks So

Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots! Why not everybody?

Government has no more pressing responsibility than to protect the public’s health and safety. Those who don’t get vaccinated are not only endangering themselves, but also putting those around them at risk – including some of our most vulnerable residents who, through no fault of their own, cannot protect themselves. Our state and nation are at a dangerous tipping point. It is time to consider all possible options to protect the largest number of individuals and communities against this highly contagious and fast-moving virus.

— New York State Bar Association President T. Andrew Brown, commenting on the convening of the Emergency Task Force on Mandatory Vaccination and Safeguarding Public to determine whether COVID-19 vaccination mandates should be considered now that the Delta variant is rapidly spreading across the country. The task force will hold its first meeting tomorrow.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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