Déjà Vu All Over Again
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us time and time again that whatever progress we make in curbing transmission of the virus is fragile and easily reversed.

The legal basis of Americans’ supposed right to a religious exemption to vaccination is less clear than such policies’ popularity would suggest.
Entities imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates can take simple but significant steps to counter misuse of medical exemptions.
Should we pay people to receive COVID-19 vaccines? This post summarizes key ethical and legal considerations.
Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
Now that children over the age of 12 can get vaccinated against COVID-19, will immunization become a requirement for returning to school?
Legislators should show the out-of-state anti-vaccine movement that intimidation doesn’t work here.
Religious exceptionalism is emerging as a key trend in recent Supreme Court decisions, particularly those related to COVID-19 restrictions.
Under existing federal statutes and case law, colleges and universities have broad discretion to require vaccination as a condition of a return to campus.