Pickens County Council rejects resolution recognizing National Immunization Awareness Month
Pickens County Council debated a resolution recognizing August 2021 as National Immunization Awareness Month and defeated it 2-4 after council members raised concerns that the language could be read as endorsing vaccination mandates; proponents said the intent was awareness, not compulsion.
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Pickens County Council voted down Resolution 2021-19, a proposal recognizing August 2021 as National Immunization Awareness Month, after a heated discussion in which several council members called the measure symbolic and potentially intrusive.
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