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Tanuki

(15,315 posts)
Fri Nov 27, 2020, 02:48 PM Nov 2020

Gov. Lee will not mandate covid vaccines in school once they become available

Idiot.

https://www.wkrn.com/community/health/coronavirus/tennessee-wont-mandate-vaccines-in-its-schools/amp/

"Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines will be optional in the state’s K-12 public schools, once they become available.
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Vaccines are a choice and people have the choice and will have the choice in this state as to whether or not they should take that vaccine,” Lee said. “That will be our strategy and that is what we think will happen all across the state.”
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Tennessee law currently allows parents to refuse to immunize their children as long as the state is “in the absence of an epidemic or immediate threat of an epidemic.” Other sections of Tennessee statute allow parents to deny immunizations of their kids “except where the medical examination, immunization or treatment is necessary for the protection of the health or safety of others.”

One Republican state bill would remove the exemptions, allowing parents to opt out of school-required vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. The bill also would give parents the option to cite “right of conscience” as a reason not to immunize their children. It’s unclear how the legislation will fare this winter."...(more)

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Gov. Lee will not mandate covid vaccines in school once they become available (Original Post) Tanuki Nov 2020 OP
Interesting atreides1 Nov 2020 #1
He is such a goddam jackass. Lars39 Nov 2020 #2
Don't these fools realize it's their supporters who will get sick or die than those who are kimbutgar Nov 2020 #3
Ignorance is Bullshit. GeorgeGist Nov 2020 #4
They do it because there are no consequences for them. They OnDoutside Nov 2020 #5

kimbutgar

(23,280 posts)
3. Don't these fools realize it's their supporters who will get sick or die than those who are
Fri Nov 27, 2020, 03:21 PM
Nov 2020

Democratic leaning and understands that wearing a mask protects them?

OnDoutside

(20,656 posts)
5. They do it because there are no consequences for them. They
Fri Nov 27, 2020, 04:22 PM
Nov 2020

should be shitting themselves for coming out with despicable crap like that.

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