Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

For Immediate Release                                                                                              

June 16, 2021

Contact: Rep. Rick Gundrum                                                                                    

(608) 264-8486

Madison, WI – Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted for legislation today that prohibits businesses and the government from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations in order to provide services. After passage of the legislation, he released the following statement:  

“Every individual in Wisconsin has a right to medical privacy. No one should be discriminated against for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The choice to receive a vaccine remains a personal choice.

“The United States has a long tradition of maintaining the right to privacy. What each Wisconsinite chooses to do with their own health is between them and their health care provider. It is not the business of a waiter at a restaurant or a clerk in a government building. I voted for Assembly Bill 299 because health decisions should stay private. I hope Governor Tony Evers agrees that the right to medical privacy matters and signs the bill into law.”

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