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Originally Posted by John Mayes
It really depends on whether you’re talking about federal vs state mandates. The federal government does not mandate vaccines for all citizens but can for those that work for any federal branch. States can mandate vaccines for any state agency employees or for participation in any state or locally funded institutions such as public schools and universities. Private companies can mandate vaccines as a condition for employment. Of course there are exception clauses that have to part of any of federal, state or private company mandates. The Baker mandate is somewhat Florida specific although numerous other states have similar laws.
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The Baker act or something similar is active in about 2/3rds of the states. It is simply an example for those that keep saying the government can't mandate medical treatment or actions on people that don't want them. That is not true, it can, does, and will again.
Will it mandate vaccines or masks, I don't know, but it can.
And yes, in general, the federal government lays out guidelines and the states implement their localized versions of those. And yes, one of the methods of requiring states to follow its (the feds) "recommendations", is to make them mandatory to continue receiving federal funds.
So, we are in complete agreement.