AN ACT establishing a coronavirus vaccine bill of rights.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  As used in this act, coronavirus vaccine means any of the coronavirus vaccines that have received emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

SECTION 1.(b)  It is the policy of this State to promote the interests and well‑being of its residents and to protect their civil liberties, including the right for residents to decide for themselves whether or not to receive an experimental drug. Coronavirus vaccines are considered experimental until the United States Food and Drug Administration formally approves them. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that residents of this State who choose not to take any of the coronavirus vaccines enjoy the same rights as residents who choose to take any such vaccines. To that end, the General Assembly promotes the following coronavirus vaccine bill of rights:

(1)        No person shall be mandated, coerced, forced, or pressured to take any of the coronavirus vaccines.

(2)        All persons reserve the right, at all times, to determine what is in their own best medical interest without threat to their livelihood, education, or freedom of movement.

(3)        Employers of health care providers licensed in this State to administer any of the coronavirus vaccines are prohibited from requesting their health care providers to promote any of the coronavirus vaccines to patients.

(4)        Health care providers who administer any of the coronavirus vaccines shall attest to the following with respect to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database:

a.         That they are aware of the VAERS database.

b.         That they have a professional obligation to check the VAERS database regularly.

c.         That they have a professional obligation to share information about the VAERS database with each person to whom they administer any of the coronavirus vaccines.

(5)        All persons are entitled to have access to unbiased, independent information about the coronavirus vaccines to assist them in determining what is in their own best medical interest, including information about the risk of death associated with choosing not to take any of the coronavirus vaccines and contracting the virus naturally, based upon factors such as age and underlying health conditions. In order to be deemed unbiased and independent, this information must include information from sources other than pharmaceutical companies and government or quasi‑governmental entities that have a conflict of interest in promoting the coronavirus vaccines.

(6)        No person shall be required to provide proof of having received any of the coronavirus vaccines as a condition of doing any of the following:

a.         Entering any public buildings, public lands, or public spaces owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the State.

b.         Participating in any public events.

c.         Accessing any public transportation.

d.         Attending any public school or educational institution.

e.         Obtaining or maintaining employment with any public or private employer.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.