(Below will be photos I took of the Tokyo Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. The first is Tokyo Tree that night.) Simply, there are at least two recent court judgements on cases regarding the right of government to mandate vaccinations: An Indiana court supported Indiana University requiring all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated before returning to campus in August, save for those with religious/medical exemptions and students taking online courses. The ruling, though, only applies to this university. Hundreds of other colleges have also taken certain steps, and they all remain open to challenge. The University of Hawaii has indicated that vaccinations are not required until the Federal Government officially approves those vaccines, something that won't happen until later this year. The bottomline situation nationally, thus, remains murky. In a rather confusing set of decisions and changes, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a week and a half ago sided
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.