Imagine, if you will, that the Rockbridge geographic region is a single jurisdictional entity. There are no boundaries within this single region – no Lexington, Buena Vista, Glasgow, Goshen or Rockbridge County – just the Rockbridge region. We are all in this single entity together. There are no turfs within our region to protect. We are all for one and one for all. What we do is for the greater good of everyone.
Show of hands, please: How many of you are fed up with people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and think they should have to bear the full costs of their treatment if they get sick? How many think it’s only fair to hold anti-vaxxers financially liable for putting themselves and others at risk? How many believe that, with the Food and Drug Administration having given full approval to the COVID vaccine, anyone who still balks at getting a shot should be the lowest priority for care when there aren’t enough hospital beds for everyone? How many support Delta Airlines, which announced Wednesday that unvaccinated employees will be charged an additional $200 monthly for company-provided health insurance?
