Jay Bhattacharya on vaccine mandates and vaccine passports: warns against

Bhattacharya warns against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and vaccine passports. According to ABC News’s February 2026 reporting, he has “continued to advocate against lockdowns, mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccine passports” — while separating that opposition from the value of vaccines themselves. His position, as reported, distinguishes the coercive mechanism (mandates, passports) from the medical product: he opposed compelled vaccination as a matter of liberty and proportionality, not vaccines as such. This is presented as his stated position; the site takes no position on mandates or vaccine policy.

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