maranello353 t1_jeeiq8r wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Reply to comment by DocPsychosis in SJC rules Mayor Wu had the authority to require municipal workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito

Jacobson v massschusetts 1905. There’s one more case I can’t remember but there’s well over a century of precedent supporting mandatory vaccinations/quarantine/isolation/masking. Public health agencies/authorities have the power to implement these interventions (and they have to meet the 4 requirements established under Jacobson v Massachusetts in order to do so)

theliontamer37 t1_jeej8c1 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:12 PM

And there it is. While what you say is true, that specific case has been abused by states to do some really fucked up things. It was used to chemically castrate the mentally ill in state hospitals for “public safety”.

downthewell62 t1_jef0dap wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:13 PM

> for “public safety”.

what are the 4 requirements

theliontamer37 t1_jef2fr5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:26 PM

Necessity, reasonable means, proportionality and harm avoidance