A House bill banning employer vaccine mandates moved out of committee Tuesday in Pennsylvania.
Mark Scolforo Associated Press
There's new worry about the delta variant.The strain was first discovered in India and is now responsible for an estimated 90% of cases in the U.K.Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says it will likely become the most dominant strain in the U.S.Gottlieb says the delta strain is 60% more contagious than other variants but he says so far, vaccines are effective in protecting against it.
HARRISBURG — A ban on employers mandating vaccines for their workers inched ahead in the state House on Tuesday with a committee vote supported by all Republicans and opposed by every Democrat.
The main sponsor, Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon, called it "a very simple question of workers' rights." Diamond has been a fervent opponent of coronavirus mitigation policies and has been publicly skeptical of mask wearing and vaccines.
A House bill banning employer vaccine mandates moved out of committee Tuesday in Pennsylvania.
Mark Scolforo Associated Press
There's new worry about the delta variant.The strain was first discovered in India and is now responsible for an estimated 90% of cases in the U.K.Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says it will likely become the most dominant strain in the U.S.Gottlieb says the delta strain is 60% more contagious than other variants but he says so far, vaccines are effective in protecting against it.
HARRISBURG — A ban on employers mandating vaccines for their workers inched ahead in the state House on Tuesday with a committee vote supported by all Republicans and opposed by every Democrat.
The main sponsor, Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon, called it "a very simple question of workers' rights." Diamond has been a fervent opponent of coronavirus mitigation policies and has been publicly skeptical of mask wearing and vaccines.
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