Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) is among California lawmakers introducing legislation to mandate all businesses require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She says this is the way out of the pandemic's perpetual uncertainly that has persisted for nearly two years.
Assemblymembers Cecilia Aguiar-Curry , Evan Low Dr. Akilah Weber stand together, along with co-authors of the bill.
In her Twitter thread arguing that vaccines keep us safe, Wicks, without being specific, said hospitals are "at capacity" with unvaccinated"I recognize the challenges facing businesses — they don’t need to be pulled into a political debate, they want certainty. Many challenges are a function of people having to make choices in light of all the whiplash. Vaccines are the key to stabilizing the ground beneath our feet," Wicks tweeted.
The whiplash she's referring to is the back and forth on mask and vaccine mandates, along with testing guidelines. But on The Four, she said the vaccine mandate would help add stability to what has proven to be an
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