Dr. Rand Paul Releases Report on the Economic Cost of Vaccine Mandates in Kentucky

Statement

Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released a report highlighting the economic cost of vaccine mandates in Kentucky. Dr. Paul will release the reports for all 50 states tomorrow.

"Under President Biden's unlawful and unconstitutional vaccine mandates, Kentucky risks losing up to 34 percent of its labor force, not to mention it will cost Kentucky businesses at least $50 million," said Dr. Paul. "In a free country, people have the right to make their own healthcare decisions. President Biden's command that working Americans and private businesses submit to his mandate upon penalty of loss of livelihood is a flagrant abuse of power that will destroy Kentucky's economy and work force."

Highlights:

677,458 Kentucky workers are at risk of losing their jobs if they do not comply with Biden's authoritarian mandates
Complying with the vaccine mandates will cost manufacturers at least $5.9 million
35 percent of retail workers risk losing their job if they resist Biden's vaccine mandates

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