Guest Editorial

Anti-vax politics needs to take its temperature

The anti-vaccination politics rolling across the country — much like a pandemic — have gotten so bad that the Alaska state Senate could not even manage to pass a bill last Friday allowing more telemedicine without lawmakers amending it into a debate over personal liberty.

Much of the discussion had no connection whatsoever to patients and doctors working together online to diagnose and treat ailments often totally unrelated to COVID-19.

The Senate amendments were targeted at blocking businesses, state agencies and local governments from requiring vaccinations of workers or customers.

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