The opinion that there shouldn't be is one thing, though many states do have them. Facts on the ground are that removing those that do exist opens up a rather large can of worms.
Interesting to think what the fallout would be from such an action.
The thing is, the virus doesn't have a religious exemption - it doesn't say, "oh, that person believes in a particular invisible man in the sky [to use George Carlin's wording], so I won't infect them". And, further, the virus doesn't care whether you believe in it or not. You can still get infected and in turn infect others. The only exemptions there should be are for people who
cannot take the vaccine for legit medical reasons (and not just "I convinced a doctor to sign this note").
One political party in the US has worked tirelessly since the 80's to ensure that employment in 49 of the 50 states is "at will", so the employer can discontinue your employment at any time for any reason, as long as it isn't
directly because you're a member of a protected class (i.e. can't fire you
because you're Jewish, or black, or gay, etc.). So, employers can't
force you to get the vaccine (no dragging you by the arm down to the nurse), but they can say, "
every employee must be vaccinated", in which case your alternatives are, get vaccinated, or seek other employment. I expect this is going to become a much more common thing, going forward, and there's going to be a whole lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth from the anti-vaxxer crowd about how their freedoms have been trampled - nope, choices have consequences.
