USA TODAY International Edition
Other Views: From health care to business to religious reasons
“The Biden administration cannot and will not introduce a nationwide COVID- 19 vaccine mandate. ... More practically, a federal mandate would be nearly impossible to enforce. If someone refused the vaccine, how would the federal government respond? The politicization of everything related to COVID- 19, even masks, also negates this possibility. Going into the 2022 midterms, Democrats are right not to risk political backlash and conservative claims of government overreach. ... On Monday morning, 57 organizations representing every part of the health care industry – from physicians and nurses to pharmacists and physician assistants, from public health officials to long- term care workers – called for mandatory vaccinations for health care workers. CEOs, corporate leaders and employers in other parts of the economy need to follow suit.”
Paul Brandus, USA TODAY:
“Mississippi's refusal to take vaccination seriously is causing damage. According to the latest Mayo Clinic data, it ranks dead last in the percentage of its citizens – 38.6% – who have gotten at least one shot of the vaccine. But I don't want to pick too much on Mississippi, because it has some company. In 15 other states, under 50% of citizens have gotten at least one shot of a vaccine. ... Here's a question for business development folks in these states. If you came to me, the big cheese at XYZ Widget Co., and said, ‘ Hey, we understand you're looking to expand, we hope you'll consider coming here,' one of the questions I'd now ask ( is): ‘ Tell me why I should come here and hire a workforce that isn't taking care of itself. A workforce that places itself – and thus my precious investment capital – at greater risk?' ”
Dr. Andrew Wong, USA TODAY:
“As a doctor and a Christian, I am struck by the profound difference that my fellow Christians could make in the trajectory of the pandemic by getting vaccinated. ... The most convincing reason to overcome ( vaccine hesitancy) is what Jesus described as the second great Commandment after loving the Lord your God – love your neighbor as yourself.”