Jim Jordan Gets A History Lesson On Vaccine Mandates

Rep. Jim Jordan
Reprinted with permission from Alternet
Always determined to attack Democrats any way he can, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has been loudly pushing anti-vaxxer ideas. On Monday, September 6, the far-right Republican congressman tweeted that "vaccine mandates are unamerican." And it didn't take Twitter users long to remind Jordan that in fact, vaccine mandates have a long history in the United States.
Vaccine mandates are un-American.— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Rep. Jim Jordan) 1630960469.0
From businesses to the U.S. Armed Forces to schools, vaccine mandates existed in the United States long before the COVID-19 pandemic. And one of the medical experts who gave Jordan a badly needed history lesson was Houston-based Dr. Peter Hotez, who has made countless appearances on MSNBC and CNN in 2021. In response to Jordan, Hotez tweeted:
Sometimes there is a need for crisp lines. Those who seek to undermine COVID19 vaccines place their own short term… https://t.co/0zBgtbkEfg— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD) 1630981375.0
Twitter user Morten Øverbye, based in Oslo, Norway, reminded Jordan that a vaccine mandate came from George Washington, the United States' first president, back in 1777:
On January 6th 1777, George Washington wrote to Dr. William Shippen Jr., ordering him to inoculate all the troops t… https://t.co/eyYRiTPDxe— Morten Øverbye (@Morten Øverbye) 1630996883.0
On February 5th 1777, Washington committed to the unpopular policy of mass inoculation by writing to inform Congres… https://t.co/9I725I2AuD— Morten Øverbye (@Morten Øverbye) 1630996883.0
Here are some of the other tweets that fact-checked Jordan:
Every US soldier is required to be vaccinated against chicken pox, hep A, hep B, measles, mumps, rubella, rabies, p… https://t.co/xACo1NcZOh— James Surowiecki (@James Surowiecki) 1630993050.0
@Jim_Jordan Dude: you went to school and HAD to be immunized for measles, mumps, rubella and a host of other childh… https://t.co/ZZHxfJlHzD— Gregg Gonsalves (@Gregg Gonsalves) 1631011881.0
Ohio State University has a vaccination mandate for all students. Did you voice your opinions on vaccine mandates w… https://t.co/C9eLWfP62u— Jax Persists (@Jax Persists) 1630988370.0
@LadyJayPersists @feriadelaluna https://t.co/cSD8zWzpY1— Elvis Aaron Hemphill (@Elvis Aaron Hemphill) 1631025771.0
what to say if you want george washington to court martial you for insubordination at valley forge: https://t.co/zN8ZL5FAy4— Michael Tae Sweeney (@Michael Tae Sweeney) 1630987540.0
So two things, you pedophile-enabling stooge hack dickdrip of middling intellect: One, schools, universities and go… https://t.co/qoSADM1RZ4— Randi Mayem Singer (@Randi Mayem Singer) 1630979134.0
i'm sure everyone on this website has already mentioned it, but george washington, america's first president and th… https://t.co/9tLwX5bUoR— Brandon Friedman (@Brandon Friedman) 1630983182.0
@Jim_Jordan 1. George Washington vaccinated his troops against smallpox, which is how we won the revolutionary war,… https://t.co/bo4bOm6OgW— Dean Gloster (@Dean Gloster) 1631005221.0
@Jim_Jordan Here's a list of OSU's mandatory vaccine requirements. The fact that you didn't voice this opinion wh… https://t.co/9i5CwBwsnU— Jax Persists (@Jax Persists) 1630988510.0
@Jim_Jordan I’d like to think Americans needlessly dying is un-American but that’s just me.— Mike Horan (@Mike Horan) 1631026983.0
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