Sen. James Lankford: No one will be forced to get a COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) speaks during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing, with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin, on the proposed budget estimates and justification for FY2020 for the Treasury Department at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

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The U.S. senator from Oklahoma said that while the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, it will not be mandated for people to take it.