On the other hand, COVID related restrictions are directives that only have authority all under a temporary declared ‘state of emergency’ in each state, by the State Governments. They literally have no on-going effect once those state of emergencies end, unlike the 86 or so permanent surveillance/ “anti-terror” laws the Federal Governments have passed over the last 20 years (which is why I’m really hoping to get the opposition into minority Government next election so the minor parties can push for repeals and reworking of the whole mess).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_emergencies_i...
Sure, it supposedly is, but there is also evidence saying it's bad. [1]
As for vaccination, it should be a risk-based analysis, but instead, we are simply told to get it, no exceptions. That doesn't sound very scientific to me.
[1]: https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/02/a-look-at-scientific-ev...
As much as many of us would prefer this to be the case, this is clearly false.
Newsom’s anti-recall ad is entirely about mask and vaccine mandates. In fact, I believe it mentions no other topic.