Lest we forget, many of the elite or politically protected were exempt from a mandate. Judiciary, Congress (all legislative, maybe?), Postal Union, and more. This doesn't mean that none of those took it, they might have been that dumb. It just means they didn't face job loss for refusing. This is just one of the hundreds of cases of "laws for thee, but not for me." In many aspects, they really are above the law.
Lest we forget, many of the elite or politically protected were exempt from a mandate. Judiciary, Congress (all legislative, maybe?), Postal Union, and more. This doesn't mean that none of those took it, they might have been that dumb. It just means they didn't face job loss for refusing. This is just one of the hundreds of cases of "laws for thee, but not for me." In many aspects, they really are above the law.