This should be causing concern in Ohio among responsible people – especially parents:
State politicians advanced an effort Tuesday to place anti-vaccination language onto a general election ballot, which would leave the fate of vaccine mandates in Ohio in voters’ hands.
If passed, Ohio would become the only state in the nation with an explicit ban of vaccine mandates in its constitution. It would mark a major step backward for public health, dampen an already sluggish COVID-19 vaccination effort in Ohio, and nix a practice of mandating vaccination that traces back through early American history. …
The proposal covers all vaccines, not just COVID-19. [Ohio Capital Journal]
Well. If I were running a large company in Ohio, I’d have to ask myself: Do I want my company to be in an environment where people are healthy, or where they have unhinged “discussions” about their rights, not about their responsibilities, and are potentially carriers of various fatal or badly damaging diseases like TB, polio, and many others?
If this becomes an item on the Ohio ballot, I suspect those big companies that are capable of moving out will immediately begin making noises about moving out, and why. But they must also lead the conversation about why this is about responsibilities and not rights, and why my right to not be threatened by the negligence of my neighbors outweighs their right to threaten me. If you’re wondering, that all boils down to responsibility again.
