Rand Paul questions government authority to mandate coronavirus vaccinations
by Spencer Neale, Breaking News Reporter |
| July 16, 2020 07:57 PM

News from Washington Examiner

Sen. Rand Paul says the government does not have the right to force vaccinations for the coronavirus on the public against their will.

Speaking on the podcast GrowUp Thursday, the Kentucky Republican said people should be allowed to decide whether to opt-in on a possible vaccine until more is known about the disease and the efficacy of therapeutic solutions.

“I’m kind of pro-vaccine, but I’m also pro-freedom, and basically, the higher-risk people will make a choice, and a lot of them will get it, and then we’ll study that over six months, a year, two years," Paul said. "But the other thing is, look, there’s millions of us like me who are immune. Are they going to hold me down and stick a needle in my arm? They probably will because these people believe in the idea that they are so right, that their cause is so righteous, that they can inflict it on others.”-- excerpt, rest at link above --