I listened to Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn’s detailed comments at the Nov. 8 supervisors’ meeting as he objected to the vaccine mandate regarding Covid-19 issued by President Joe Biden for locations of over one hundred employees and the enforcement through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
He objected on the grounds that it violated his interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and said he would not ask employees in his office if they were vaccinated in response to wording in this mandate.
I understand Mr. Laehn’s constitutional argument, but I am disappointed that neither he nor the supervisors who commented shared if they thought receiving Covid-19 vaccinations is important. As I stated in communicating directly with Mr Laehn, these vaccinations are a public health concern and if more people across the country had received the vaccine earlier, the vaccine mandate that that is the center of his objections might not have been issued.
I have received the vaccine and a booster to help protect those around me of all ages and myself. I hope that Mr. Laehn, the county supervisors, and everyone in Greene County that is eligible for this vaccine will be vaccinated, if they are not already.
Nancy Hanaman, Rippey
