New York Bill: S 8496

This bill privatizes vaccine policy in New York by allowing the Commissioner to defer to private trade groups like the AAP or foreign bodies such as the WHO. These organizations have financial conflicts of interest and are not accountable to legislators or the public. The AAP, for instance, supports universal COVID boosters despite low parental uptake. All named groups profit from increased vaccine use. The bill also empowers “interstate bodies” resembling state confederacies, which may violate the Constitution’s Compact Clause since they bypass federal authority without required congressional approval.