Mon Apr 25, 2022 – 9:03 am EDT
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(Children’s Health Defense) – Rhode Islanders over age 16 who don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine could face $50 monthly fines and have to pay twice as much state income tax under legislation introduced in the state Senate.
Senator Samuel W. Bell (D-Providence) said he proposed the bill (S 2552) because “ … we have a crisis with the pandemic.”
Bell told the Boston Globe Wednesday:
“Thousands of Rhode Islanders have died. I’ve had really painful calls from constituents who can’t go to the store because they’re immuno-compromised, who have lost loved ones to this pandemic, who are really ill and not fully recovered, suffering long-term effects.”
Bell said his 4-month-old son has interstitial lung disease, which places him at risk of serious illness or death if he gets a respiratory infection.
“My son’s condition has made me feel more compassionate and ready for the heavy level of abuse I knew I’d receive,” he said.
“I love my son more than I can put into words, and the idea of him not being able to interact with people and to go to school — those
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