Legal Issues Relating to Vaccine Mandates
Dr. Joel Zinberg, a medical doctor and senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discussed his arguments opposing state governments mandating vaccines. He discussed the 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts and its relevance to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Joel Zinberg, a medical doctor and senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discussed his arguments opposing state governments mandating vaccines. He discussed the 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts and its relevance to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- To what extent is there a demand for mandatory Covid-19 vaccines?
- What did the court rule in Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905)?
- Why might Jacobson not be a fair comparison to a federal case on a mandatory Covid-19 vaccine, according to Dr. Joel Zinberg?
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Vocabulary
- Covid-19
- Jacobson V. Massachusetts
- Mandate
- Police Powers
- Public Health
- Regulation
- Religious Objection
- Smallpox Epidemic
- Unduly Coercive
- Vaccine