Second Anti-Vax Mandate "Rally" to be Held
A flyer shared with the "Save Anchorage" group of political activists says that another anti-vaccine mandate rally will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 5 pm in front of the Alaska Native Health Campus.
A flyer shared with the Save Anchorage group of political activists states that another anti-vaccine mandate rally will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 5 pm in front of the Alaska Native Health Campus.
An organizer of the last gross rally that drew approximately 150 people out of Anchorage's population of 287,095 and people from the Mat-Su wrote to Save Anchorage that they'd hoped for an even larger crowd since vaccine mandates were "affecting more people every day."
According to Alaska DHSS in today's Clinical Update, Walmart, Disney, Google, Tyson Foods, Delta, United Airlines, and Goldman Sachs are just some of the companies requiring that at least some of their employees be vaccinated, either as a condition of employment or to return to corporate office buildings.
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance generally permitting employers to institute vaccination mandates in the workplace as long as reasonable accommodations are offered to those with religious beliefs, disabilities, or other conditions that might prohibit vaccination.
On July 6, the US Department of Justice published a memorandum explaining that Section 564 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which authorizes the US FDA to issue emergency use authorization (EUA), does not prohibit public and private entities such as businesses and schools from imposing SARS-CoV-2 vaccine requirements. In essence, the regulation permits employers to implement policies requiring vaccination as a condition of employment even when the vaccine is being used under a EUA.
Save Anchorage is now private and hidden away from public view but has contributed to a spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, Anchorage's public health measures, homelessness, and other issues.
Alaska Public Media reported that group members routinely share information that has been debunked, such as masks being inefficient or unhealthy, and that published data on COVID-19 case numbers and deaths due to COVID-19 are being distorted.
