Political Rewind: Kemp Promotes Health Privacy Over Vaccination Proof; GOP Leaders Respond To Greene

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A COVID-19 vaccination record card is shown at Seton Medical Center during the coronavirus pandemic in Daly City, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.

Credit: Jeff Chiu, AP

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Tuesday banning state agencies and schools from requiring proof of vaccination against the coronavirus. Kemp said vaccination status is a personal matter between an individual and a doctor, and the state should not intrude.

In a statement, Kemp urged all Georgians to get vaccinated but said the decision to receive a vaccine was not a place for state government to interfere.

After days of silence, Republican leaders of the U.S. House issued stern criticisms yesterday of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s repeated statements comparing mask and vaccine rules to Nazi Germany’s vilification of Jews.

Meanwhile: Jackson, Miss., declared May 26 as C.T. Vivian Day. It is a stark example of how history has changed through the decades. Local leaders 60 years ago had Vivian jailed and beaten for his participation in the Freedom Rides.

Panelists:

Greg Bluestein — Politics Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sen. Kim Jackson — State Senator (D-Stone Mountain)

Julianne Thompson — Republican Strategist

Kyle Hayes — Founder and Co-host, Peachpod: A Georgia Politics Podcast