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Lylah Alphonse Commentary on Vaccine Mandate

Lylah Alphonse comments on the vaccine mandate for health care workers.

09/29/2021

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

Lylah Alphonse Commentary on Vaccine Mandate

Clip: Season 2 Episode 39 | 2m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Lylah Alphonse comments on the vaccine mandate for health care workers.

Editor of Globe Rhode Island, Lylah Alphonse comments on the controversy behind the new state mandate requiring Rhode Island health care workers to be vaccinated by October 1 or risk losing their jobs. While this move has sparked protests and requests for religious exemptions, Alphonse questions whether religious beliefs, or other forces, are at the root of anti-vaccine sentiment.

09/29/2021

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