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A city worker holds a sign about vaccination certificates at Times Square ahead of a New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City on Dec. 31. (Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images) Jarrett Stepman is a contributor to The Daily Signal and co-host of The Right Side of History podcast. Send an email to Jarrett . He is also the author of the book “The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past.” The recent COVID-19 outbreak is dealing a major blow to the justification for extreme vaccine mandates.
While there is some evidence that vaccines decrease the severity of COVID-19 infection, the public policy arguments to essentially force Americans to get vaccinated, under threat of losing their livelihoods, are rapidly falling apart as the recent wave sweeps the country.
What we are seeing with the latest surge in cases—attributed to the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19—is that countless people who have been vaccinated and boosted are getting sick.
Plenty of left-wing media outlets have tried to make Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seem like a reckless monster for refusing to implement harsh lockdowns and mandates since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pattern has repeated itself in the most recent wave.
But the reality is that there is no evidence that these policies would do anything to stop COVID-19 breakouts. If anything, Florida appears to be a refuge for Americans who want to carry on a semblance of normal life during a pandemic where there are no perfect options.
Some far-left politicians appear to be happily taking advantage of the haven Florida has created.
Are Florida’s less restrictive policies creating a dangerous environment compared to places that went all-in on mandates?
Let’s look at the example of New York.The state has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country. It also has a statewide […]
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