The New York State Bar Association said the state should consider making any future coronavirus vaccine mandatory and created a task force to address the “unique legal and ethical questions” the disease raises.
Law 360, a legal news service, reported the state bar came up with its position just days before Pfizer announced a potential breakthrough and a vaccine that could “prove to be 90% effective.” Health officials have said a vaccine could help speed up the process of the world achieving herd immunity.
Mary Beth Morrissey, Chair of the NYSBA Health Law Section’s COVID-19 Task Force, said in a statement obtained by Law 360, “The authority of the state to respond to a public health crisis is well-established in constitutional law. It may become necessary to require that certain individuals or communities be vaccinated, such as health care workers and students, to protect the public’s health.”
PrecisionVaccinations.com reported that 15 states allow “philosophical exemptions.” Law.com reported the New York State Bar has called for the vaccination even if people reject it on philosophical grounds.
TREND FORECAST: As we have forecast, there will be strong “Anti-Vax” movements in the United States and western nations as vaccination mandates are imposed upon the general population. It should be noted they were gaining strength before the COVID War in Italy and the U.S. began. Again, anti-tax, anti-vax, anti-establishment, “Off With Their Heads 2.0” will be among the major political platforms.
