Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Virginia Department of Health
 
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State Board of Health
 
chapter
Regulations for the Immunization of School Children [12 VAC 5 ‑ 110]
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10/17/21  4:36 pm
Commenter: Joe Wood

No Racist Mandate
 

As African-Americans tend to be less vaccinated a mandate will most certainly result in more African-American youth either not attending school or quitting school altogether.   At a time when this country and our state say "Black Lives Matter", how can a mandate that ignores African-Americans' history with governmental medical experimentation be so quickly forgotten or ignored.  Why should they believe, "This time is different"?   

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2007/12/102785/scholar-speaks-about-history-medical-experimentation-african-americans

Does our concern for people of color in this country (and, their very unique American experience) end now that we've removed a few confederate statues and placed a former Minneapolis officer in prison?  

NO RACIST MANDATE!

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