Linda Rosenthal, a New York State assemblywoman from the City’s West Side, introduced legislation earlier this month that would “mandate vaccination” for anyone health officials determine can “safely receive the vaccine,” according to a Fox 5 news report.
Rosenthal’s bill points to the importance of herd immunity. Health officials have hoped the virus would naturally burn itself out, but with the spiking cases, the next best chance they see is an effective vaccine that could lead to sufficient public immunity.
Medical journal The Lancet reported vaccines that protect against infection above 80 percent are desirable. But the journal pointed out the lifespan of the vaccines that are being administered is unknown.
“Data on immunity to other coronaviruses suggest that immunity to SARS-CoV-2 might be short-lived, perhaps 12-18 months in duration,” the report said.
The Fox 5 report stated Rosenthal’s bill does not specify what “sufficient immunity” would include, and public health officials would “presumably” have to set the benchmark. The report pointed out that individuals could be exempt from the vaccine if they produce a note from a medical professional.
If passed, Rosenthal’s bill, referred to as “A11179,” would require that a COVID-19 vaccine be “administered in accordance with the Department of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination administration program and mandates vaccinations in certain situations.”
She defended the bill and reportedly tried to calm those who accused it of violating their constitutional rights. She said the state is “not frivolously doing this.”
“The State has a task force to review the vaccines. It’s only at the point where there’s a lack of herd immunity which protects every single resident in New York State that the Department of Health would step in,” she said.
The Daily Mail reported that David DiPietro, one of Rosenthal’s colleagues in the assembly, called the bill “very dangerous.”
He said, “I find it ironic that so many of these people who are pro-choice say, ‘My body, my choice.’ But when it comes to a vaccine… now it’s my body, but it’s not my choice. The hypocrisy just drips off the wall with some of these people.”
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 on the general population.
It should be noted they were gaining strength before the COVID War in Italy and the U.S. began. Again, anti-vax, anti-establishment, “Off With Their Heads 2.0” will be among the major political platforms. (See our Top Trend for 2021, “ANTI-VAX, ANTI-TAX POLITICAL PARTIES.”)
TRENDPOST: The Wall Street Journal reported last week both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines come with possible short-term side effects that can range from mild to moderate in their severity.
The report said one regulatory agency in the U.K. informed medical practitioners that the Pfizer vaccine should not be administered to individuals who are prone to adverse allergic reactions. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said a deeper investigation is needed to understand a few severe cases.
The Journal pointed to Kristen Choi, a nursing professor at UCLA, who was part of a trial study. She told the paper she can’t be sure she received the Pfizer vaccine, but she reported a serious health issue after her second shot during the trial. She came down with a 104.9-degree fever and intense arm pain and chills.
She said she recovered after about 36 hours, but one of the trial’s research staffers told her the reaction was not uncommon. The FDA also said the second shot seems to lead to more side effects.
The Journal reported scientists to admit it is too soon to know if the “vaccines being raced into production will confer true and lasting immunity to infection. Nor is it clear if they will be as effective at preventing transmission as they were at reducing the severity of illness in trials.”
