![]() ![]() These lawmakers decry the Biden administration's actions as government overreach, but now themselves are telling employers they can't impose mandates even if they want to.īack To School: Live Updates The Topic Of Masks In Schools Is Polarizing Some Parents To The Point Of Violence President Biden has focused on getting as many Americans as possible vaccinated against the coronavirus, most notably rolling out wide-reaching vaccine mandates for government employees and for businesses with more than 100 workers.īut Republicans have grown increasingly hostile to the notion of mandatory vaccines - despite vaccine mandates existing in the background in parts of the United States since the 19th century - and have parlayed the fight against COVID-19 into a political battle, with vaccine mandates as the latest frontier in the great American defense of freedom and liberty. Still, the battle to inoculate the nation against the coronavirus has reached a fever pitch in recent months. The science is clear: Vaccines are a safe and effective way to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from the coronavirus, and vaccine mandates are an effective tool in promoting widespread vaccinations. The political divide on the issue is only deepening, as Republican leaders of other states take more steps to thwart mandates. ![]() ![]() Demonstrators gather outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston to protest COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandates. ![]()
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