VERY SCAREY

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I went to the website posted for the public health law and copied of

the Model StateEmergency Health Powers Act Draft as of Oce 23, 2001

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Article V Special Powers during state of public health emergency:

CONTROL OF PERSONS.

Section 504Vaccination and Treatment. The public health authority may

exercise for such period as the state of public health emergency exists

, the following emergency powers over persons--

(a) IN GENERAL. To compel a person to be vaccinated and or treated for an

infectious disease.

(1) Vaccination may be persformed by any qualified authorized by thep public

health authority.

(2) The vaccine shall not be given if the public health aurhority has eason to

know that a particular individual is likely to suffer from serious harm from the

vaccination.

(3) Treatment may be performed by any qualified person authorixed by the public

health authority.

(4) Treatment must not be such as is reasonalby likely to lead to serious harm

to

( REFUSAL Individuals refusing to be vaccinated or treated shall be liable

for a misdemeanor. If , by reason of refusal of vaccination or treatment, the

person poses a danger to the public health, he or she may be subject to

islolation or quarantine persuant to the provisions of yhis Article.

© ENFORCEMENT An order of public health authority given to effictuate the

purposes of this Section shall be immediately enforceable by any peace officer.

Section 504 was adapted from Cal. Health & Safety Code 120175, 120575, 120605

(West 1996): Cal. Health & Safett CIde 120580 (West 1996 & Supp. 2001).

What happened to OUR rights????!!!!!!

Petric

New York State