Shot order for 4-H volunteers goes too far

Talk about a bureaucrat with delusions of grandeur.

On Sept. 3, Washington State University Extension Office Director Vicki A. McCracken took it upon herself to dictate that all 4-H volunteers now have to be “fully vaccinated” to continue in their position or face being “inactive.”

She cited Gov. Jay Inslee’s edict that everyone connected to education – from preschool through the university system – must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18.

Apparently, neither McCracken nor Inslee have attended the fantastic fairs and other 4-H programs that take place daily here in Eastern Washington.

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