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Board member opposes vaccine mandate; Madison County board debates masking and treatment outreach
Summary
At the Oct. 20 meeting, Health Committee chair Mike Babcock told the board he would not support a county employee COVID-19 vaccine mandate and cited the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act; members then discussed indoor masking and the county's work to publicize monoclonal antibody treatments.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — During new business on Oct. 20, 2021, Mike Babcock, who chairs the county Health Committee, said he would not support a mandatory COVID‑19 vaccination requirement for Madison County employees and cited the Health Care Right of Conscience Act as a policy basis for opposing mandates.
Babcock addressed colleagues on the board: "I would never support such a mandate that would ...…
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