- [Dale] The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived
and some are applaudingit, but some are not.
Half of Americans say theydon't want to get the vaccine,
according to a December poll,
although more recent polling shows
more might be willing to get it now,
but Republicans are nearlytwice as likely as Democrats
to not want the vaccine.
- I think the vaccine is a great thing
for people who are reallyscared about the virus
and if they wanna take the vaccine
'cause they feel like they'regonna be safe from it,
then by all means, do it.
But me, personally, I'm okay.
- I am not worried about the coronavirus.
No, as a matter of fact,
I'd rather get it over with, you know?
I might've already had it already.
- But what if you don't have a choice
whether to get the vaccine or not?
Could the government forceyou to get a COVID vaccine?
That depends on your definition of force.
In the landmark case Jacobsonversus Massachusetts in 1905,
the Supreme Court ruled
that the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts
could fine residents who refused
to receive smallpox vaccinations.
Dr. Bradley Jacob is aconstitutional law expert
at Regent University.
- The court did notrule that the government
can hold you down on a table and force
a syringe into yourarm, even if you refuse.
They simply said people whochoose not to get the vaccine
might have to pay a fine.
- [Dale] But businesses andschools can require vaccinations
of employees, customers and students.
- There's a big difference between
what the government can do
and what a private businessor private party can do.
An employer can force you to vaccinate
and say, "If you want to cometo our workplace, do this job,
"you have to get a vaccination."
A public school can requirethe students to vaccinate.
They already do requirelots of vaccinations.
- [Dale] But some ofAmerica's largest businesses
say they will only encourageemployees to get vaccinated
in order to respect personal beliefs
and to avoid medical liabilityif an employee is injured
by the vaccine, but it'slooking more and more likely
that if you want to travel,especially internationally,
you will have to get the vaccine.
- We are looking at changingour terms and conditions to say
for international travelers,that we will ask people
to have a vaccination beforethey can get on the aircraft.
- [Dale] The airlines aretesting an app called CommonPass
which would show whether atraveler has been vaccinated.
It was developed by theWorld Economic Forum,
the same people who arepushing The Great Reset.
If you don't need thevaccine to work or to travel
and you're considered low risk,
some are asking if it'swise to take a new vaccine
for an illness withabout a 99% survival rate
for most people, accordingto CDC's statistics.
Silicon Valley technologist Yinon Weiss
has become a leading authority on COVID-19
and says he won't be firstin line to get this vaccine,
saying there aren't enough studies
about possible long-term complications.
- If somebody is very vulnerable,
I can see why they would be
eager for the vaccine, butfor people who are low risk,
I would like to see somelong-term data on the vaccine.
- [Dale] And you won't beable to sue Pfizer or Moderna
if you're damaged by the vaccine.
They've been given totalimmunity from liability,
and Weiss wonders if we'llhave to be vaccinated again
when the next coronavirus comes along.
- People call this a oncein a century pandemic,
but it's really not.
Based on the numbers, it'sa once a generation event.
Because we've had other pandemics,but for whatever reason,
society didn't decide toshut down the world over it.
- [Dale] The lockdowns havealready sparked violent protest
in Europe and Great Britain,
and any attempt bygovernments to force citizens
to get vaccinated willlikely spark even more.
Dale Hurd, CBN News.
