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Old 05-26-2020, 02:37 PM   #24
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NH has different community standards than the rest of the country. In NH, adults don't have to wear seat belts. In NH, adults don't have to wear helmets on motorcycles. Any right not reserved to the Federal government is ceded to the States. Like it or not, NH used to have a more libertarian bent to how it is governed. This is changing though with the influx of people moving here from blue states. Not wearing a mask is a natural extension of this libertarian bent.
What is the traditional NH libertarian position on vaccination? The state mandates vaccination for K-12. In a recent year NH had a school vaccination rate of about 95% with less than 500 children in the entire state exempted for religious reasons.
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