Avlon: Vaccine Mandates Have Been a Totally Normal Part of American Life for Decades

BERMAN The data is ░░░░░░░░ on vaccine mandates John ░░░░░░░░ with a Reality Check ░░░░░░░░ It s been surreal ░░░░░░░░ see so many conservatives ░░░░░░░░ become pro choice at ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ Apparently being pro life ░░░░░░░░ t extend a public ░░░░░░░░ policy during pandemics but ░░░░░░░░ neither do traditional deference ░░░░░░░░ business or local school ░░░░░░░░ I ve got to ░░░░░░░░ I ve change a ░░░░░░░░ as well I ve ░░░░░░░░ been a pro choice ░░░░░░░░ of guy not a ░░░░░░░░ fan of bans of ░░░░░░░░ kind Instead I was ░░░░░░░░ the idea of Nudge ░░░░░░░░ book by Cass Sunstein ░░░░░░░░ Richard Thaler which basically ░░░░░░░░ that the best way ░░░░░░░░ encourage beneficial behavior is ░░░░░░░░ incentivize it But it ░░░░░░░░ we have hit the ░░░░░░░░ on nudge at least ░░░░░░░░ it comes to pandemics ░░░░░░░░ have been politicized Because ░░░░░░░░ this summer months after ░░░░░░░░ became widely available in ░░░░░░░░ after a vaccine lottery ░░░░░░░░ and promises of free ░░░░░░░░ there was still roughly ░░░░░░░░ third of eligible Americans ░░░░░░░░ to get vaccinated And ░░░░░░░░ the delta variant spread ░░░░░░░░ wildfire it was the ░░░░░░░░ with the lowest vaccination ░░░░░░░░ like Alabama Louisiana Wyoming ░░░░░░░░ and Mississippi that saw ░░░░░░░░ of the worst hospitalization ░░░░░░░░ death rates Then in ░░░░░░░░ August the Pfizer vaccine ░░░░░░░░ full authorization from the ░░░░░░░░ which opened the door ░░░░░░░░ more vaccine mandates or ░░░░░░░░ tests soon directed by ░░░░░░░░ Biden for businesses with ░░░░░░░░ or more employees And ░░░░░░░░ weeks later the results ░░░░░░░░ in Mandates work And ░░░░░░░░ ve got the data ░░░░░░░░ prove it Now remember ░░░░░░░░ one third of eligible ░░░░░░░░ S military service members ░░░░░░░░ not to get the ░░░░░░░░ after it first became ░░░░░░░░ to them Well now ░░░░░░░░ mandates 96 7 percent ░░░░░░░░ active duty military have ░░░░░░░░ at least one dose ░░░░░░░░ s according to the ░░░░░░░░ In New York City ░░░░░░░░ rates among local government ░░░░░░░░ have spiked since city ░░░░░░░░ requirements to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ face weekly testing Overall ░░░░░░░░ ve seen vaccination rates ░░░░░░░░ by more than 20 ░░░░░░░░ points to well over ░░░░░░░░ percent in many big ░░░░░░░░ like United Airlines and ░░░░░░░░ Foods to name just ░░░░░░░░ Even the parent company ░░░░░░░░ Fox News that bastion ░░░░░░░░ Covid misinformation has hit ░░░░░░░░ percent by either requiring ░░░░░░░░ or daily testing Now ░░░░░░░░ isn t that surprising ░░░░░░░░ It s self interest ░░░░░░░░ a deadline Now bear ░░░░░░░░ me here Remember that ░░░░░░░░ weird news cycle a ░░░░░░░░ weeks back when everyone ░░░░░░░░ talking about Nicki Minaj ░░░░░░░░ tweet about her cousin ░░░░░░░░ friend s testicles Good ░░░░░░░░ But what really jumped ░░░░░░░░ at me besides Trinidad ░░░░░░░░ health department confirming the ░░░░░░░░ was nonsense was this ░░░░░░░░ In the pop star ░░░░░░░░ tweetstorm quote A lot ░░░░░░░░ countries won t let ░░░░░░░░ work without the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ m sure I ll ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated as well because ░░░░░░░░ have to go on ░░░░░░░░ Totally relatable right I ░░░░░░░░ not the global touring ░░░░░░░░ but admitting that she ░░░░░░░░ probably get vaccinated to ░░░░░░░░ on tour because she ░░░░░░░░ have to Fear and ░░░░░░░░ tend to fade away ░░░░░░░░ they face a forcing ░░░░░░░░ like vaccine requirements There ░░░░░░░░ no right to get ░░░░░░░░ people sick just like ░░░░░░░░ right to swing your ░░░░░░░░ ends at someone else ░░░░░░░░ nose And while there ░░░░░░░░ a place for legitimate ░░░░░░░░ or health exemptions there ░░░░░░░░ no right to go ░░░░░░░░ tour or go to ░░░░░░░░ during a pandemic if ░░░░░░░░ re not vaccinated or ░░░░░░░░ And this isn t ░░░░░░░░ revolutionary new concept This ░░░░░░░░ been a settled constitutional ░░░░░░░░ for over 100 years ░░░░░░░░ Justice Amy Coney Barrett ░░░░░░░░ when she declined to ░░░░░░░░ Indiana University s mandate ░░░░░░░░ this can t be ░░░░░░░░ enough Vaccine mandates have ░░░░░░░░ a totally normal part ░░░░░░░░ American life for decades ░░░░░░░░ in our current fever ░░░░░░░░ does partisan politics twist ░░░░░░░░ ability to see this ░░░░░░░░ a recent epic letter ░░░░░░░░ the editor in The ░░░░░░░░ York Times stated I ░░░░░░░░ to confess being a ░░░░░░░░ time anti vaxxer I ░░░░░░░░ adamantly opposed to the ░░░░░░░░ against measles mumps diphtheria ░░░░░░░░ and polio that I ░░░░░░░░ mandated by the states ░░░░░░░░ take But I later ░░░░░░░░ it was a good ░░░░░░░░ Kindergarten changes a person ░░░░░░░░ that s your reality ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN And extra points ░░░░░░░░ working in cousin s ░░░░░░░░ s Testiclegate there John ░░░░░░░░ you AVLON A daily ░░░░░░░░