COVID VAXX MANDATE PUSH BACK RAMPS UP!!!

Across the region and the nation, local leaders are working against vaxx mandates and demands from the current White House administration.

What's lost in this discussion is that most of these leaders ALSO ADVISE THEIR CONSTITUENTS TO GET THE VAXX but simply oppose the medical crackdown on legal grounds.

Still, for the public this argument has only worsened vaccine hesitancy. 

Here's a peek at the latest . . .

We'll start from the Missouri side . . .

"When President Biden announced his initial plans to force unconstitutional vaccine mandates, we immediately began aligning state resources for legal action. While we hoped the Biden Administration would recognize these mandates as the abuse of authority that they are, they have not, and we must now use every tool we have available to fight this federal intrusion."

Parson said the federal government has no authority to issue COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Gov. Mike Parson issues executive order fighting federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that he has issued an executive order protecting Missourians' rights against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. "As the Governor of the State of Missouri, I stand with concerned Missourians and will do all I can to stop federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates," Parson said in a statement."When President Biden announced his initial plans to force unconstitutional vaccine mandates, we immediately began aligning state resources for legal action.

And then for our friends in JoCo . . .

"The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is a safe haven for law enforcement officers who feel unsupported and undervalued by their communities and their government leaders," Hayden said in the press release.

The sheriff says in the statement that by being mandated to get vaccinations, officers are being forced to jeopardize their careers. He says that smaller budgets, low morale and government overreach is behind the large number of officers wanting to leaving their positions across the country.

Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden confirms the department won't mandate officer vaccinations

In a press release sent out Thursday, The Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden reiterated that his office will not require officer vaccinations. The statement also spoke extensively of Johnson County as a safe space for law enforcement officers across the country."The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is a safe haven for law enforcement officers who feel unsupported and undervalued by their communities and their government leaders," Hayden said in the press release.

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