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AS THIS HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC LOCALLY, AN UPDATE:
Social media has it wrong. NY lawmakers aren't voting to detain the unvaccinated, AP says--Sarah Taddeo and Angelo Fichera
USA Today Network New York, The Associated Press
A claim that New York lawmakers are poised to vote on a bill to detain the unvaccinated in medical facilities is false, according to state Assembly leaders.
The claim, which is making the rounds on social media, stems from a bill first introduced in the New York state Legislature in 2015, that would allow for the temporary detention of individuals infected, or suspected of being infected, with a contagious disease during a public health emergency.
The state Assembly’s health committee has no plans to take action on the bill, and its sponsor, Assembly member N. Nick Perry, D-Brooklyn, now says he will withdraw it, according to The Associated Press.....MORE AT https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2021/12/29/new-york-lawmakers-voting-bill-detain-covid-unvaccinated-false-claim/9034694002/
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