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VICII: Jacobson v. Massachusetts 1905, (197 US 11) - Mandated Vaccines Then and Now 01/12/2022

Sandy Baird and Nathan Virag lead a discussion about the history of mandated vaccines in America.

From VICII:

Our leader Nathan Virag, a graduate of the Univ. of Illinois Chicago Law School, immigrant rights specialist and a legal scholar will help us understand the debate between individual liberty and the collective good.

During a small pox outbreak in the early 20th century in the United States a Cambridge pastor, Henning Jacobsen sued the State of Massachusetts when that State mandated vaccines for all to protect public safety and health. Mr. Jacobson, an immigrant from Sweden asserted that he had experienced serious health consequences from past experience with vaccines. He argued further that the Constitution of the United States under the 14th Amendment which guarantees the equal protection of the law guaranteed his human right and liberty to decide what medical treatments were in his best interest and that the State should not have the police power to force injections on unwilling Americans.

In 1905 the Supreme Court of the United States held in Jacobson v. Massachusetts that State laws mandating vaccines were within the police powers of the State in order to further the public good. (Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 US 11(1905). Setting the precedent of the constitutionality of mandated vaccines the Jacobsen case is widely discussed today as Covid 19 surges through the United States and the world, and the President of the United States, as well as many Doctors, Scientists and concerned persons demand that governments use police power to mandate vaccines for all people to prevent the spread of a nasty sickness which threatens the public health and safety of the community.

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Travels to Vermont 11/19/2021

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona travels to Burlington, Vermont and visits Champlain Elementary School where he speaks to afterschool teachers, visits a COVID-19 student vaccine clinic, and encourages students and families to get vaccinated.

More than 225 million Americans have received their first shot, including 15 million 12- to 17-year-olds. Over ten percent of children ages 5-11 have already received at least one dose of the vaccine since it became available on November 8.

Parents and caregivers can visit 20,000 convenient and trusted locations to get children vaccinated, including thousands of pediatricians and family doctors’ offices, pharmacies, community health centers, children’s hospitals, and community-based sites and schools. Getting vaccinated is free. To find a site, visit www.vaccines.gov.

African Variety Show: ARPA and Booster Shots 10/28/2021

Dr. Jules Wetchi meets with Kara Alnasrawi to discuss ARPA funding and the value of booster shots.

A. ARPA is the American Rescue Plan Act put in place by President Biden. This plan awarded federal money to cities in the United States including Burlington. This money is to be spent on the Covid health emergency, negative economic impacts of the pandemic, water and wastewater and more.

B. Why should I get a booster shot? The COVID-19 vaccines are working well at preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death – even against the widely circulating Delta variant. Studies show that after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, protection against the virus may decrease over time and be less able to protect against the Delta variant. A booster shot gives your body extra protection. With an increased immune response, people should have improved protection against COVID-19, including the Delta variant. (Vermont Department of Health)

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Host Bruce Wilson talks with Bor Yang, Executive Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission.

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Woodchuck Report: Bonnie Scott Discusses the Johnson/Weld Campaign, Vaccines, and Homeschooling 09/09/2016

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