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Essay: Masks, Vaccines & Mandates

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published September 24, 2021 at 9:54 AM EDT
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Mask and vaccine mandates have seen the disruption of school board meetings and Republican governors barring such requirements. Michael O'Loughlin, professor emeritus at Salisbury University, writes that individual rights must often yield to the public good.
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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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