Breaking: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates for governmental entities, regardless of whether the vaccines have full FDA approval bit.ly/38iqDcU
The order comes two days after the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer vaccine.
That raised questions about the fate of a previous Abbott order that prohibited vaccine mandates, but only for those under emergency authorization. bit.ly/3DfrdGN
That raised questions about the fate of a previous Abbott order that prohibited vaccine mandates, but only for those under emergency authorization. bit.ly/3DfrdGN
Abbott’s latest order says “no governmental entity can compel any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.”
It preserves exceptions for places like nursing homes and state-supported living centers.
It preserves exceptions for places like nursing homes and state-supported living centers.
Emergency authorization designations allow for vaccine doses to be distributed during public health emergencies, based on the best available evidence.
The bar is higher for full approval — but both require proving that the vaccine is safe and effective.
The bar is higher for full approval — but both require proving that the vaccine is safe and effective.
COVID-19 is spreading rampantly in Texas, and vaccines are the most effective protection against the virus' worst effects. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, previously said “We are continuing to focus on vaccines as the goal." bit.ly/3jiQeZW
Abbott also said he was adding vaccine mandates to the agenda for the current special session of the #TXlege.
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