Vaccine mandates are not popular. As health officials and politicians have worked to impose vaccine mandates on people in the name of stopping COVID, the backlash remains swift.
It also doesn’t help matters that COVID vaccines aren’t able to stop their recipients from catching the virus or spreading it along. Therefore, even if someone opts to take the vaccine, there are still no guarantees.
At the end of the day, many Americans don’t want bureaucratic overlords breathing down their necks and making their healthcare choices for them.
Unfortunately, this isn’t stopping Democrats of Rhode Island from rallying behind an extreme piece of legislation that slaps unvaccinated residents with steep financial penalties.
The horrors of S2552
Under S2552, Rhode Islanders 16 and up will be required to vaccinate against COVID and get any other shots related to this virus that are endorsed by health officials.
Given that health officials are on their second round of COVID boosters, this list carries the potential to be endless.
