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Originally Posted by Byte1
Nice story. It was entertaining.
Question:
Does the Baker Act (Law) require you to get a rabbies vaccination just in case you go camping, because there might be a rabid raccoon in the forest? Or would it require you to get the rabies shots if you had no intention of going into the woods and had the intention of staying in your home in the city, even though there might be a rabid rat or bat somewhere in the city? Even if there was no proof that you would be anywhere near such an animal?
Thought I might as well put in my facetious two cents since we are hearing vaccination and mask mandates equated to speed limit and stop sign laws.
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Not the Baker act, but the same idea, you can be required to get a vaccination if traveling to a country that is experiencing a surge. Most of the time an alternative can be arranged, like testing and isolation, but not always. And of course the military can and does require vaccinations for troops deploying overseas and other places that pose dangers from contagious diseases.
The point of the Baker act was not as an absolute, but as a example of a case where the government CAN and DOES step in and mandate healthcare for protection of society from members that would otherwise prove to be a risk to the rest of us.