If it wasn't good for the elected politicians, they wouldn't allow the unelected ones to do this. The health department is only able to do any of this because the governor is allowing it. Since the dividing lines are extremely clear in this scenario, anyone who refuses a vaccine, is most definitely not voting for Newsome (in this case, I believe we are talking California), so win-win on the policy for them.
Especially when they are unelected.
If it wasn't good for the elected politicians, they wouldn't allow the unelected ones to do this. The health department is only able to do any of this because the governor is allowing it. Since the dividing lines are extremely clear in this scenario, anyone who refuses a vaccine, is most definitely not voting for Newsome (in this case, I believe we are talking California), so win-win on the policy for them.