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Mass. committee hears hours of testimony on bill to ban vaccine or gene‑altering proof as condition of entry
Summary
The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management heard testimony on Senate Bill S.539, which would prohibit requiring COVID‑19 mRNA vaccination or other gene‑altering procedures as a condition of entry to public venues, education, employment or state services.
The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management heard testimony on Senate Bill S.539, which would prohibit requiring COVID‑19 mRNA vaccination or other gene‑altering procedures as a condition of entry to public venues, education, employment or state services. The hearing included more than two dozen individual testimonies and questions from committee members.
Supporters told the committee that mandates during the COVID‑19 pandemic caused job losses, disrupted education and eroded trust in medicine and public health. “This bill would protect Massachusetts residents from being forced…
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