.kavitapmd: President Biden's Covid vaccine mandate for workers is his boldest move yet
Mandates can have negative and unintended consequences if they are not accompanied with strong and clear communication around science and public health. Mandatesto overly focus on side effects or the criteria for the policies in the first place. Parents who have fears of long-term risks if their children are vaccinated can dominate the discussion and drown out parents speaking of the benefits of the vaccine.
The president finally articulated Thursday what so much of the country has felt: Enough is enough. His challenge now is to implement his bold policy initiatives through the inevitable avalanche of noise and distractions. The process of rule-making and creating regulatory actions is not swift, which leaves a narrow window for fear to fight immunization efforts.
But we’ve got to stick to that path and not let fear, misinformation or anybody’s desire to win the White House steer us off of it.Dr. Kavita Patel, a primary care physician in Washington, D.C., is an MSNBC columnist and an NBC News/MSNBC contributor. She served in the Obama administration as director of policy for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement in the White House.
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