I grew up overseas, and got poked on a regular.

Every time I traveled, we had to have "our shots."

These were 100% mandated by the country we were coming to. Since my "home base" was in Africa, we had some fun bugs, and I had to get a whole battery of shots.

I have several vaccination scars on my body, and I developed a lifelong fear of needles, as a result of the giant horse needles they used for the thick sludge they'd jab me with (which left me feeling like I'd lost a fistfight with a gorilla).

When I got my COVID vaccination shots, I didn't even feel it, as the needle was so tiny.

Just because there is precedent doesn’t mean it’s not overreach.

Isn't this very different, though?

Historically, mandated vaccines weren't mandated before we knew they were safe longer-term. We're still awaiting FDA approval for a majority of the available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the US, yet many folks would be mandated to receive one.

Many folks will see this as being mandated to be a test subject, which is why there has been substantial legal pushback against the mandate less than 24 hours after Biden announced it.

George Washington carried out an inoculation campaign against the wishes of the continental congress.