To the Editor:

Perhaps the County Chamber needs to do a little more research before publishing their guidelines for businesses, stating that they can require masks and proof of full vaccination. In the first place, HIPPA laws forbid the denial of services based on a person’s medical records, which are also protected for privacy.

The FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization for these covid vaccines, which is NOT the same as approval, cannot therefore be made mandatory, and REQUIRE informed consent, because they are still experimental. Moreover, they do not guarantee protection from infection nor transmission capability, so elevating the vaccinated into a preferred class is absolutely ridiculous.

According to OSHA’s latest 4/20/21 ruling, companies that require the covid vaccine as a condition of employment, (or colleges as a condition of admittance?), become responsible for any adverse reaction, which then qualifies as work-related and reportable. They would also make themselves liable for any resulting injury or death, such as the blood clots and fertility issues which have already been documented.

The mindless, blind rush to continue playing our assigned roles in this theatre of the absurd has got to stop. The so-called guidelines are based not on science, nor reality, nor common sense. We must shake off our hysterical, panic-induced behavior, which has devastated our country, and go back to normal life -- not that insane “New Normal” we have been brainwashed into accepting.

Kinga Snell
Norwood