Months after it was out? Polio has a higher percentage of long term effects and we didn't have the same safety standards for drugs back then that we do now.
Yes... months after the vaccine was generally available many workplaces made it a requirement. State Legislatures including North Carolina passed laws requiring all state workers and teachers get it. Most private employers followed that lead.
Following spread prevention, true, is better than not following. But there can still be spread. And having everyone vaccinated is better than only following spread prevention. There will be the least amount of spread. So, if an employer wants the currently best possible counter-measure, they must opt for forced vaccinations.
Yes. Life is a risk. People have been getting sick for, um, ever. That’s why we have these things called immune systems. Vaccines help in some cases...but in no way should my rights be infringed if I choose not to take it. Next up - climate change taxation. also mandatory. Cost per breath. Don’t pay it - no breathing allowed. It’s like people are just begging to have their rights taken away.
Delta Air Lines to mandate vaccines for new hires and will most likely bar its staff from international flights if they refuse a shot https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-air-lines-vaccine-rules-mandate-new-staff-flights-2021-5
Young people demand vaccination requirements for reopening https://www.axios.com/vaccination-w...oll-7e8c2e4e-54b4-4831-8e51-146f13a26ca3.html Three-quarters of people between 18-29 say vaccination should be required to return to campus or work, according to new Generation Lab/Axios polling, and 37% would refuse to come back unless those conditions are in place. Why it matters: Young workers have put pressure on CEOs to take action on social and political issues and have plenty of capital to exert it on reopening policy. The polling suggests that a "get the shot" ultimatum could be pretty effective. Among the young people polled who aren't vaccinated, 66% said that if it was required to return to campus or work, they would get the vaccine. 15% would try to switch jobs or schools, while 13% would refuse to get the vaccine and still try to work or attend school. 2% said they would forge proof. The big picture: 18-29 year-olds are the least vaccinated adult age group relative to their population size, though they've also been eligible for a shorter period of time. People between 18-29 face less risk of severe infection from COVID-19, compared to older adults. Between the lines: With 1 in 4 workers planning to look for new jobs after the pandemic, companies will feel pressured to adhere to the preferences of workers. Those of young workers who have more flexibility to relocate or endure short-term unemployment could carry more weight. By the numbers: 14% say they definitely would refuse to return to work or school without vaccine requirements, while 23% say they probably would refuse. Just 25% say they definitely wouldn't refuse. What they're saying: "I live in a very red area and a lot of people are not getting vaccinated," one respondent said. "So I know if I were to return to campus, and vaccinations were not mandatory that 90% of people would not be vaccinated. So that means our campus would have an outbreak again." Methodology: This study was conducted from May 5-8 from a nationally representative sample of 928 respondents 18-29-year-old respondents. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. The Generation Lab conducts polling using a demographically representative sample frame of young people around the country, across educational, racial, political, geographic, gender and economic backgrounds.
Good question. Along with their development, and willy-nilly handling of bioweapons, we need to also address their willy-nilly handling of space junk, and not having respect of others' intellectual property, and unlawfully claiming, and building in, the South China Sea, and it is speculated that they intend on eventually claiming the moon. We continue to enrich a country that is not our ally, and casually watch them grow their military and it's budget. Past POTUS' have done little about them regarding the above, and about their human rights violations (re-education camps etc.). Politicians respond, somewhat, to The People. The People aren't interested (or informed), so neither are politicians. Keep this up, and we will no longer be "The" superpower. Never let, or help (we are a big customer of China), your enemies level up. As long as politicians kowtow to batshit crazy citizens, rather than fixing the educational system so it stops producing batshit crazy citizens, and explaining to citizens what needs to be done, and why; we will become that batshit crazy banana republic so many citizens today seem to desire.
Get vaccinated or lose your job. Companies will not put up with anti-vaxxers. Survey: Will employees be required to get the COVID-19 vaccination? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/employers-covid-19-vaccination-homeworking Forty percent of companies surveyed in a new report require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees will be encouraged but not required to get a jab by 32% of companies. Mental health concerns and burn-out have risen up the agenda since the onset of the pandemic. Almost nine in every 10 companies will require or encourage their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination or face consequences, according to a new report. All employees are required to be vaccinated by 40% of companies surveyed in a report from Arizona State University (ASU), the World Economic Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation. Employees will be encouraged but not required by 32% and 16% will require some, but not all, employees to have the jab. While vaccination programmes are well underway in many of the world’s wealthiest countries, other regions lag far behind, with India and Latin America in the crosshairs. The ASU report assessed responses from 24 industry sectors and 1,339 facilities at 1,168 companies. Most came from companies in the US and UK, which are among the most advanced in terms of vaccination plans.
Heh...Right. Considering that 60 percent of companies won't require it, wait until talent becomes hard to attract for the 40 percent requiring it. We'll see when that changes (assuming it is even accurate in the first place, which I seriously doubt).