On March 23, 2020 Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State issued a "Stay home, stay healthy" order for the initial two week shutdown. An unprecedented move in public health, this proclamation has continued in one form or another, interfering in the commerce, security, health, and lives of Washington residents ever since. Piling on top of the shutdown, now vaccination mandates and passports are being implemented in the name of public health and safety.

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Do these measures actually help us in the long run? The good intentions of political leaders seem to have overshadowed the objective evidence of data, scientists, and scholars world wide. An open and robust conversation is imperative to move society past the hysteria and hype.