Okay, maybe 30-40% of the population are anti-vaxers. But, I'm surprised at the number of state authorities included in the movement. Let's look at some.
An Oregon school superintendent, Marc Thielman, is telling parents they can get their children out of wearing masks by citing federal disability law. Thielman said he is not anti-mask but is sensitive to parents’ concerns that face coverings can cause anxiety and headaches in children. This in a state that has broken its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations day after day, and cases among children have increased dramatically. Perhaps his opinion is based on the fact that he is running for governor.
In Louisiana the attorney general has posted sample letters on his office’s Facebook page for those seeking to get around the governor’s mask rules.
In Kansas a school board is allowing parents to claim a medical or mental health exemption from the county’s requirement that elementary school students mask up. They do not need a medical provider to sign off.
In California the state medical board is investigating a doctor who is handing out dozens of one-sentence mask exemptions for children in an attempt to evade the statewide school mask requirement.
There is also a chuch pastor who has issued at least 3,000 religious exemptions to people with objections to the vaccine, which is becoming mandatory in an increasing number of places in California.
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