I've read this entire bill, and these are the facts. Bold is text from the bill.
MASS.GOV PDF
#1 The commonwealth, by decision of the commissioner or local public health authority, may vaccinate the entire population.
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when the commissioner or a local public health authority within its jurisdiction determines that either or both of the following measures are
necessary to prevent a serious danger to the public health the commissioner or local public health authority may exercise the following authority: (1)
to vaccinate or provide precautionary prophylaxis to individuals as protection against communicable disease and to prevent the spread of communicable
or possibly communicable disease"
#2 You may refuse the vaccine***
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An individual who is unable or unwilling to submit to vaccination or treatment shall not be required to submit to such procedures but may be
isolated or quarantined"
#3 ****If you are "
unable or unwilling to submit to vaccination" you "
may be isolated or quarantined" "
An order for isolation
or quarantine may include any individual who is unwilling or unable to undergo vaccination, precautionary prophylaxis, medical treatment,
decontamination, medical examinations, tests, or specimen collection"
#3 The commonwealth may "
perform physical examinations, tests, and specimen collection necessary to diagnose a disease or condition and ascertain
whether an individual presents a risk to public health."
#4 "
Law enforcement authorities"..."
shall assist medical personnel in the involuntary transportation of such person to the treatment
center. No law enforcement authority or medical personnel shall be held criminally or civilly liable as a result of an act or omission carried out in
good faith in reliance on said order." An officer may arrest without a warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has violated
an order for isolation or quarantine and shall use reasonable diligence to enforce such order."
#5 The commonwealth, law enforcement and health authorities do not need to show you any written order in order to vaccinate you or test you...etc;
They may inform you "
through the mass media and posting in a place where group members are reasonably likely to see it."
[edit on 2-9-2009 by METACOMET]