Half Of Unvaccinated Workers Say They’d Rather Quit Than Get A Shot – But Real-World Data Suggest Few Are Following Through | Talking Points Memo

[darrtown]

@kelaine

I really did not feel it either time…and I’m one of those big wussies every fall when I get my flu shot.

I felt fuzzy headed the day after both times (March and April) and the shot site hurt a small amount but not worth a worry. When I got my flu shot (Sept 2020) I felt nothing at all. It’s time for this year’s flu shot for me. Potential third covid shot would be mid-October.

[txlawyer]

@maximus

She then said she was there for her first Covid shot, and was absolutely terrified. Not sure if it from the needle or the vaccine, but I felt really bad for her, and kept telling her that the process was virtually painless.

I checked in on her via the 5G microchip, and it turns out she’s fine.

[osprey]

@not_so_fluffy

there is no single person at most jobs that isn’t fully replaceable

True that. If you get hit by a bus today, you’ll be replaced by tomorrow. Truly amazing how many people don’t get that.

[teenlaqueefa]

@darrtown

I expect that lady does not know she is risking the health of those around her by not getting the shot.

I saw a 40ish guy on the local news spouting how he wasn’t an anti-vaxxer or anything but people should be able to make their own choice. When the woman interviewing him raised the point that not being vaccinated raised the risk for others around you he scoffed and said that was ridiculous.

For just a split second I wished he’d catch covid and see what all the hullabaloo was really all about.

[darrtown]

@txlawyer

I checked in on here via the 5G microchip, and it turns out she’s fine.

That’s gone national has it?

[addicted4444]

What the company is doing might actually be counterproductive, because it incentivizes people who already believe shit like COVID is a hoax, to not get tested, and even if they test positive, to come into work and potentially spread COVID to those around them.

So much easier and better to simply issue a vaccine mandate.

That being said, I do appreciate the effort.

[pluckyinky]

@davcbr

As it becomes “safer” for employers to issue these mandates, especially those providing insurance, there will be fewer places for these idiots to find jobs.

No doubt! A nurse who quits over vaccine mandates is going to have a really tough time finding another position in nursing where they don’t require vaccination for new hires. That’s a thing a lot of these idiots are going to discover. Some employers may not require existing employees to get vaccinated, but they will make vaccination a requirement for new employees.

[teenlaqueefa]

@txlawyer

5G microchip

I understand the upcoming 6G is da bomb.

[downriverdem]

A popular weather man (Ben Bailey) here in Detroit, quit rather than get a vaccination. I just don’t get that.

[darrtown]

@teenlaqueefa

For just a split second I wished he’d catch covid and see what all the hullabaloo was really all about

CDC data suggests the original strain of covid meant an infected person gave it to 2 to 3 others. With Delta it’s more like 10-12. And a fully vaccinated person can carry the virus without symptoms and infect others. Very rarely but it has happened. So that news guy had better get his head outta his ass and take a look around.

[eaharrison]

And if a company subsidizes their employees’ health insurance, they should remove the subsidy for those who refuse to get the shot.

[osprey]

@darrtown

@kelaine

I really did not feel it either time…and I’m one of those big wussies every fall when I get my flu shot.

I felt fuzzy headed the day after both times (March and April) and the shot site hurt a small amount but not worth a worry. When I got my flu shot (Sept 2020) I felt nothing at all. It’s time for this year’s flu shot for me. Potential third covid shot would be mid-October.

I have to admit that the shot itself was virtually painless - the needle was so fine and the shot was quick. OTOH, I got an allergic reaction in addition to the “expected or ordinary” side effects so any booster will have to be done with guidance from my physician to keep me out of the ER. I didn’t get my second shot until mid-May, so I have a few months to figure this out.

[geographyjones]

Good point

[teenlaqueefa]

Or bad point if you like sharp needles.

[darrtown]

@teenlaqueefa

Or bad point if you like sharp needles.

Acupuncture. If one can stand it then the shot’s nuthin’.

[zenicetus]

@kelaine

There is no mandate to get vaccinated at the company, but this past week it was announced that the company will not pay the wages for anyone who is unvaccinated and needs to take time off because they either contracted COVID or they need to quarantine. Everyone who is fully vaccinated will continue to be paid (outside of regular PTO hours) no matter how long they need to quarantine due to COVID.

I guess that policy is better than nothing, but it won’t protect vaccinated workers from breakthrough infections caused by unvaccinated spreaders.

Maybe the company owners will change to a full mandate if someone vaccinated gets a breakthrough infection and can contact trace to an unvaccinated employee, and they sue the company for failing to protect their health.

[txlawyer]

@teenlaqueefa

I understand the upcoming 6G is da bomb.

We put the 6G in the salad dressing.

[grack]

This was all worth it to avoid being bossed around by the email lady.

[morrigan_2575]

There are 2 (that I know of) in my company. I’m curious to see if they will actually quit.

My company hasn’t out right said Vaccine Mandate but, it’s implied. They want everyone back in the Office by end of October and only vaccinated people will be allowed in, the rest is left unsaid.

[Madiba]

By and large it is working people and the poor who are reluctant to get vaccinated and their reluctance stems from mistrust. It is the elites, professionals and middle class that stood in line to get vaccinated as soon as it was possible. The Austin community on the west side of Chicago is 40% fully vaccinated. I presume the same is true in poorer black and white communities throughout the country. At the same time the right to manufacture the vaccine is being withheld from poorer countries throughout the world who are now suffering horribly from the virus.

These dots need to be connected by our progressive leaders. Working class and poor people of all races should protect themselves from this deadly virus exactly because of their long histories of not fully sharing in the benefits (including health care) of our society. Unfortunately, to date Biden has abdicated his ability to give this talk as a result of his restrictive policy on worldwide vaccine manufacturing.

Obama, Buttigieg or Sanders could make this speech: encourage those of all backgrounds “left out” of our society to get vaccinated asap and in the process chide the President to immediately invite the world to manufacture the vaccine.