vaccine mandates

Lars kicked things off by mentioning former presidential candidate RFK Jr., who has achieved a small following with his unhinged anti-vaccine views.

As a physician, I have long advocated that healthcare workers, in particular, be vaccinated to reduce the risk of transmission to our patients

The Failure of Complex Systems

1. A feeble attempt at grammar

Exactly two years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. At the time, 118,000 cases and 4,000 deaths had been reported. Today, over 450 million people have been diagnosed, and over six million have died from the virus.

The anti-mandaters claim not. In support of their position, articles are cited asserting that vaccines mandates shouldn’t work and are counter-productive.

Everyone should agree that the better course of action would be to persuade timely vaccine uptake rather than mandate.

But as I wrote back in October:

The study looks at deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza over 23 years, from 1995 to 2018.