Last week, a CDC advisory council voted unanimously to add the novel COVID-19 mRNA vaccine to the childhood vaccination schedule. The schedule serves as a guideline for states and their schools. The decision means that, for much of the country, the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine will likely be a requirement for children to continue attending school, day care, after-school activities, and the like.

This is another egregious overreach from the federal government, once again justified under the name of “public health.” Over the last 2 1/2 years, Americans saw their most sacred liberties stripped away, such as the right to worship, the right to work for one’s living, and the right to speak one’s mind in the public square under this same justification.