Vaccine mandates are taking over the political landscape in upcoming elections. But are vaccine mandates a matter of personal liberties and if so, whose liberties are more important: those vaccinated or those who refuse to be?

“I’ve been carded at a restaurant for my vaccine and I feel so much safer and I think that can bring a lot of comfort to people in our community knowing that you’re going into a building that’s safe and if you are going to sit down at a restaurant and if the mask comes off, you know that those around you are vaccinated so the spread is lower,” says Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at the Global Healthy Living Foundation.

Among the highlights in this episode:

2:05- How some states are reacting to vaccine mandates

2:30- Missing salesmanship? Let’s call it testing mandates

3:20- Court case- history of smallpox vaccination fines

4:02- George Washington’s first mandate

4:29- Personal liberties- is one person’s more important than another’s?

6:08- Are testing and vaccine mandates working?

7:37- Zoe gets carded at a restaurant

10:52- Steve hears from small business owners who, often silently, prefer vaccine mandates

12:05- Listener feedback: an unvaccinated Aunt dies from COVID

12:49- Steven’s heartfelt reaction- “I feel almost personally responsible….a personal sense of loss, of failure.”

14:07- What did our hosts Steven and Zoe learn from this episode?

Contact Our Hosts

Steven Newmark- Director of Policy at GHLF. snewmark@ghlf.org

Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at GHLF. zrothblatt@ghlf.org

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself to thehealthadvocates@ghlf.org

Catch up on our previous season of The Health Advocates

Vaccine mandates are taking over the political landscape in upcoming elections. But are vaccine mandates a matter of personal liberties and if so, whose liberties are more important: those vaccinated or those who refuse to be?
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been carded at a restaurant for my vaccine and I feel so much safer and I think that can bring a lot of comfort to people in our community knowing that you&rsquo;re going into a building that&rsquo;s safe and if you are going to sit down at a restaurant and if the mask comes off, you know that those around you are vaccinated so the spread is lower,&rdquo; says Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at the Global Healthy Living Foundation.
Among the highlights in this episode:
2:05- How some states are reacting to vaccine mandates
2:30- Missing salesmanship? Let&rsquo;s call it testing mandates
3:20- Court case- history of smallpox vaccination fines
4:02- George Washington&rsquo;s first mandate
4:29- Personal liberties- is one person&rsquo;s more important than another&rsquo;s?
6:08- Are testing and vaccine mandates working?
7:37- Zoe gets carded at a restaurant
10:52- Steve hears from small business owners who, often silently, prefer vaccine mandates
12:05- Listener feedback: an unvaccinated Aunt dies from COVID
12:49- Steven&rsquo;s heartfelt reaction- &ldquo;I feel almost personally responsible&hellip;.a personal sense of loss, of failure.&rdquo;
14:07- What did our hosts Steven and Zoe learn from this episode?
Contact Our Hosts
Steven Newmark-&nbsp;Director of Policy at GHLF.&nbsp;<a href="mailto: snewmark@ghlf.org">snewmark@ghlf.org</a>
Zoe Rothblatt, Patient Advocate and Community Outreach Manager at GHLF.&nbsp;<a href="mailto:zrothblatt@ghlf.org">zrothblatt@ghlf.org</a>
We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself to&nbsp;<a href="mailto: thehealthadvocates@ghlf.org">thehealthadvocates@ghlf.org</a>
Catch up on our previous season of&nbsp;<a href="https://ghlf.org/the-health-advocates/">The Health Advocates</a>

A podcast that breaks down major health news of the week to help you make sense of it all. Our goal is to help you understand what’s happening in the healthcare world to help you make informed decisions to live your best life.

A podcast that breaks down major health news of the week to help you make sense of it all. Our goal is to help you understand what&rsquo;s happening in the healthcare world to help you make informed decisions to live your best life.

The Health Advocates

A podcast that breaks down major health news of the week to help you make sense of it all. Our goal is to help you understand what’s happening in the healthcare world to help you make informed decisions to live your best life. The podcast is part of the Global Healthy Living Foundation Podcast Network and hosted by Steven Newmark, Chief of Policy at GHLF, and Zoe Rothblatt, Director of Community Outreach at GHLF.

A podcast that breaks down major health news of the week to help you make sense of it all. Our goal is to help you understand what’s happening in the healthcare world to help you make informed decisions to live your best life. The podcast is part of the Global Healthy Living Foundation Podcast Network and hosted by Steven Newmark, Chief of Policy at GHLF, and Zoe Rothblatt, Director of Community Outreach at GHLF.

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