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Re:Courts block two Biden administration Covid vaccine mandates by tastyfreeze on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:49PM (#29408299)
In general I will rebel against any authority that claims to know what is better for me than I do. Nobody is my master. That is what our Constitution protects. My individual right to do whatever the hell I want to as long as it doesn't inhibit other people from doing the same. That doesn't mean I would not comply just for the sake of it. If something is requested of me I will weigh the risks and benefits for myself and my family and make a decision that is best for me.

Despite what the media and elected/appointed officials are telling you the SARS-CoV2 vaccine is not 100% safe[1] or effective[2]. The authority to mandate vaccines resides with states not the federal government. The SCOTUS has upheld this authority in Jacobson v. Massachusetts. The federal government has absolutely zero authority to mandate vaccination in any capacity.

Yes, I did get vaccinations that were mandated by my state to attend public school. All of them were for diseases that are much more destructive and deadly than SARS-CoV2. In my case the vaccines required by my state were diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/ad...

[2] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...

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Re:Courts block two Biden administration Covid vaccine mandates by handrous on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @04:02PM (#29409091)
> Despite what the media and elected/appointed officials are telling you the SARS-CoV2 vaccine is not 100% safe[1] or effective[2].

Who the fuck's been saying either of those things? None of the mainstream sources I've seen, certainly. Usually, for the efficacy angle, they're emphasizing that it's not 100% effective, and that's part of why it's important that more people get vaccinated and that vaccinated people continue to take precautions.

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Re:Courts block two Biden administration Covid vaccine mandates by cmh89 on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @07:07PM (#29410833)
My thought is that anti-science folks are telling each other that the media and scientists are saying that mainly because the evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective is overwhelming. They need to move the goal post to "100%".
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