<p>Virginia&#8217;s Health Commissioner says he plans to mandate that all Virginians take a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available to the public.</p>
<p>“It is killing people now, we don’t have a treatment for it and if we develop a vaccine that can prevent it from spreading in the community we will save hundreds and hundreds of lives,” Dr. Norman Oliver <a href="https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/virginia-commissioner-of-health-plans-to-mandate-coronavirus-vaccinations-once-available-to-public/">told</a> 8News on Friday.</p>
<p>Virginia state law gives the Commissioner of Health &#8220;the authority to mandate immediate immunizations during a public health crisis if a vaccine is available. Health officials say an immunization could be released as early as 2021,&#8221; 8News said. &#8220;Dr. Oliver says that, as long as he is still the Health Commissioner, he intends to mandate the coronavirus vaccine.&#8221;</p>
<p>Under state law in Virginia, people with a medical exemption are the only ones allowed to refuse the mandatory vaccine. The Virginia General Assembly is currently considering <a href="https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=202&amp;typ=bil&amp;val=Hb5016&amp;submit=GO">a bill</a> during an ongoing special session that &#8220;eliminates the authority of the Commissioner of Health to require immunization of individuals who object to such administration on religious grounds.&#8221; The bill first needs to make it out of a committee in the House of Delegates, controlled by Democrats, before the full chamber will vote.</p>
<p>&#8220;Oliver says he strongly opposes the bill. He doesn’t know what the punishment would be for non-compliance but expects that most people will respond well to the mandate,&#8221; 8News reported.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Virginia-Freedom-Keepers-111211557261251/">Virginia Freedom Keepers</a> Director of Communications Kathleen Medaries is supporting the bill, known as HB5016.</p>
<p>&#8220;Over 5,000 Virginians in just the last 24 hours have asked how they can support HB5016 following the Virginia State Health Commissioner&#8217;s statement to ABC 8News Friday that he plans to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for Virginians once one is made available to the public,&#8221; she wrote on her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/freedomkeepersvirginia/">Facebook</a> page. &#8220;Current Virginia Law gives him that power, but HB5016 proposes an amendment for each Virginian to choose for themself whether to take, delay or decline the shot without penalty.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>Join Marsha Lessard, Founder of Virginia Freedom Keepers, and Virginians across all political platforms and spheres of belief to learn the practical steps you can take to say &#8220;my body, my choice&#8221; on who calls these shots. As VFK Director and concerned Virginia mother of three, Kathleen Medaries, told ABC 8News “(The Commissioner) shouldn’t be the one person to make a decision for all Virginians. This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It’s not a pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine issue. It&#8217;s an issue of being able to assess each vaccine for myself and my family one at a time.”</p>
<p>This sentiment rings true with many as, according to a new Marist poll, one in three Americans aren’t interested in getting a coronavirus vaccine and up to 50% have stated their hesitancy in making a decision until more information becomes available. If you’re ready to protect your right to choose, please check out our answers to your questions and use these practical steps.</p></blockquote>

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