Putnam Lawmaker Opposes Vaccine Mandates: Town Hall

From Putnam County-Stop the Mandates

Putnam County Legislator Toni Addonizio will be hosting a Town Hall meeting Thursday night to discuss COVID-19 mandates and legislation.

Community members from across Putnam County have been invited to voice their concerns regarding legislation that would require COVID-19 vaccination and other related mandates. Many members have written and called Legislator Addonizio expressing their opposition to COVID-19 mandates. One area of great concern is legislation that would require children to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend school. Addonizio has drafted a resolution that would oppose these mandates. Her resolution will be presented before the full Putnam County Legislature when they convene later this month.

Speakers will include; Toni Addonizio, the Putnam County Legislature Chairwoman now in her third term, Dr. Adrienne Fabrizio, a resident of Putnam County with over 35 years experience as a chiropractor, Bobbi Ann Cox, a practicing attorney with over 20 years experience at an international law firm and Christopher Harrigan, head of Putnam County-Stop the Mandates.

There will be time set aside for community comments at the meeting. Also on that night, Addonizio will be collecting signatures in support of her resolution.

The location for the Town Hall meeting will be the Paladin Center at 39 Seminary Hill Road in Carmel, NY. The meeting begins at 6:00pm. For questions, please contact Legislator Addonizio at 845-808-1020 or putcoleg@putnamcountyny.gov

Harrigan said specific bills in Albany about which his group is concerned are:

• Assembly Bill A416- relates to quarantining those deemed a “risk to public health”
• Assembly Bill A8378- Would require COVID-19 vaccine to attend school
• Senate Bill S4244C-Would allow 14 year old and above to consent to immunizations
• Assembly Bill A8398-Would remove religious exemptions to vaccines
• Senate Bill S6495- Would require COVID-19 vaccines for post-secondary students