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A bill that would expand Kentuckians’ ability to opt out of mandatory vaccinations is advancing in the state legislature, though the measure has been scaled back to still require immunizations for children enrolled in school.
Senate Bill 8 would allow people to opt out if the state creates a requirement for everyone to get vaccinated during a pandemic, as long as they cite their “conscientiously-held beliefs.”
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has not said he will require people to get vaccinated, and Kentucky is a long way from having enough vaccines for everybody who wants them.
Sen. Mike Wilson, a Republican from Bowling Green and sponsor of the bill, said he isn’t opposed to vaccines, but that he’s gotten pushback from constituents worried about being forced to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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Show Transcript DISAPPOINTED AND SADDENED BY HIM. KENTUCKY S GOVERNOR CALLED OUT MILITIA MEMBERS, PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL. WLWT NEWS 5 S RICHARD CHILES IS LIVE WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN FRANKFORT THIS WEEKE REPORTER: MEGAN, GOOD MORNING. THIS RESPONSE HAPPENED DAYS AFTER THE RIOT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TENSIONED CERTAINLY HEIGHTENED. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WERE DISCUSSING BILLS INSIDE, DURING ABOUT 100 PROTESTERS SHOWED UP SOME PROTESTERS TOOK AIM AT PRESIDENT TRUMP S ELECTION LOSS. KENTUCKY SENATORS RAND PAUL AND MITCH MCCONNELL ALSO DREW SHARP CRITICISM OTHERS SCREAMED CHANTS TO IMPEACH GOVERNOR BESHEAR HE SAID THINGS THAT JUST DOESN T ADD UP TO NORMAL BUSINESS. NOT BECAUSE OF THE MANDATES THINGS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS DONE LIKE BORROWING
FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a stinging rebuke of the Democratic governor’s response to COVID-19, Republican lawmakers on Saturday gave final passage to bills limiting his emergency powers to impose restrictions