Lawmakers in Arkansas on Wednesday advanced a bill that would allow workers to opt-out of their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement if they can prove they have natural antibodies against the CCP virus or if they are tested weekly. Arkansas’ House and Senate Public Health committees endorsed identical versions of the legislation, according to lawmakers. The measure also requires the state to pay unemployment benefits to workers who are terminated from their jobs over the vaccine mandate “This is what we felt we could get through to give employees some protection,” Republican Sen. Kim Hammer said, reported The Associated Press. It’s not clear if Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican who has broken the GOP-led Legislature this year over several key issues, will sign the bill if it is ultimately passed by state lawmakers. The Epoch Times has contacted his office for comment. Previously, Hutchinson criticized mandates that were announced by President …
Arkansas Bill Creates Antibody Exemption for Biden Vaccine Mandates
September 30, 2021
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