Scientists are working to develop a vaccine that will prevent infection by the COVID-19 virus.
Without such a vaccine, it's hard to see exactly how the U.S. and the world will ever get completely back to the old way of doing things.
However, there is a growing mistrust of government, corporations and even the medical community regarding the coronavirus. Many feel there is more to the story than we have been told. Conspiracy theories are rampant. Plus, there is a part of the population who do not trust vaccines of any kind.
That makes us wonder how many will refuse a vaccine if developed? And what if the vaccine is mandatory, whether for everyone or at least in some cases, such as children entering public school?
We want to know what you think. If science comes up with a vaccine for COVID-19, will you take it? Do you think it should be mandatory?
Send your response (50 words maximum) to [email protected] by Wednesday, May 27. You can also mail your response to the Texarkana Gazette Friday Poll, at P.O. Box 621, Texarkana, TX 75504 or drop it off at our office, 101 E. Broad St., Texarkana, Ark. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number. We will print as many responses as we can in next Friday's paper.
Last Week: Congress and the Market?
Last week's question was about elected officials who may have knowledge unavailable to the public investing in the stock market. Should elected officials be prohibited from investing in the stock market? Or should they be allowed to invest and their trades monitored for wrongdoing?
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I'm sure they all do things like this. Just now though nothing will ever happen to them because they will whine it's a conspiracy smh
I sold my stocks before he did. The plunge was easy to see coming. Lets let the facts come out first and then go from there.
Insider trading, yes. But Republicans never get in trouble.
Be a good idea for them not to trade at all while in office.
Isn't this what Martha Stewart did?
Is the Gazette suggesting that our politicians have a moral compass while working in DC? Those in power, if left unchecked, will abuse that power. If we the people turn a blind eye, the action becomes acceptable.
I think all elected officials should be prohibited from investing in stock market. To much of a temptation for all of them. They get a dang good salary and benefits. Way more than they should already.
He's in the wrong tier of justice. If he'd have been a Democrat his buddies in the FBI would have overlooked it.
As long as they look at the Democrats.
Diane Feinstein's husband is also being investigated!
No, Congresspeople should not be allowed to trade stocks while in office. Neither should tweeting presidents or their close family, nor members of the Supreme Court where rulings affect the markets. Market manipulation for personal benefit too tempting.
So much for draining the swamp
Elected officials should be serving the people and not trading in the stock market. Either divest or have assets managed by a blind trust.
It should require a blind trust.
I think prohibition to a degree is acceptable.