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First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
Associated Press ^ | September 6, 2021 | Stephanie Dazio

Posted on 09/06/2021 9:42:48 AM PDT by Olog-hai

March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supposed to be the day of his vaccine appointment.

Instead it was the date of his funeral.

Tokley — “Toke” to his friends and family — died on March 3, becoming the Philadelphia Police Department’s sixth confirmed COVID-19 death.

Philadelphia officers first became eligible for their shots in late January and Tokley was eager to get it as soon as he could. But he fell ill in early February, before it was his turn to roll up his sleeve. […]

In the first half of 2021, 71 law enforcement officials in the U.S. died from the virus — a small decrease compared to the 76 who died in the same time period in 2020, per data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Last year, the total figure was 241 — making the virus the the leading cause of law enforcement line-of-duty deaths.

Despite the deaths, police officers and other first responders are among those most hesitant to get the vaccine and their cases continue to grow. No national statistics show the vaccination rate for America’s entire population of first responders but individual police and fire departments across the country report figures far below the national rate of 74% of adults who have had at least one dose.

Frustrated city leaders are enacting mandates for their municipal employees — including police officers and firefighters — as the delta variant surges. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: covid1984; fakenews; mandate; vaccine; vaccinemandate
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1 posted on 09/06/2021 9:42:48 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Interesting.


2 posted on 09/06/2021 9:43:28 AM PDT by madison10 (I AM the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me)
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To: Olog-hai

If those groups wishing to not have forced vaccine mandates banded together, they could cripple the country. First responders, hospitals, truckers, ..., that alone would hit everyone hard.


3 posted on 09/06/2021 9:48:49 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: Olog-hai

As a group these folks are pretty plugged into the medical establishment coupled with a low Bullshit threshold.


4 posted on 09/06/2021 9:50:09 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: Olog-hai

There is a video in here with nurses sounding off against mandates. They haven’t been watching it on tv, they’ve been there.

https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/crisis-in-america-millions-of-nurses-are-resigning-or-being-fired-over-covid-vaccine-mandates/


5 posted on 09/06/2021 9:52:02 AM PDT by Chunga85 (fatality rate 0.26)
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To: Olog-hai

Nah. Just a few selfish traitorous folks who don’t care if they cause the granny and pappy to die. Or get this:

COVID-19 Information Center
Follow for updates and notifications.

Don’t be tricked by disinformation..... :-}


6 posted on 09/06/2021 9:52:11 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: CatOwner

Don’t forget the PhDs.

And the WH, CDC, FDA, USPS, and at least 2 vaxx manufacturers who all refuse to make their employees get vaxxed.


7 posted on 09/06/2021 9:52:45 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Olog-hai

This is a back-door way to federalize the police.


8 posted on 09/06/2021 10:00:26 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: rktman

Well, I guess there’s nothing to worry about as long as granny and pappy are vaccinated.


9 posted on 09/06/2021 10:02:54 AM PDT by Toad of Toad Hall (nunquam minus solus quam cum solus)
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To: Toad of Toad Hall

Pedo joe declared them ‘garanteed safe and effective’.


10 posted on 09/06/2021 10:04:25 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Olog-hai

I have come to believe that the anti-vaxers are right when I read that the CDC says that 23% of covid 19 deaths are vaccinated. If all these people dying from the virus are vaccinated, it means that the vaccines do not protect you from getting it or passing it along. It means they do not work, so why get vaccinated? I was vaccinated with the J&J vaccine on march 23 of 2021. I will not get any booster shot if 23% of deaths from this virus are among vaccinated people. The anti-vaxers are right to refuse to get vaccinated.


11 posted on 09/06/2021 10:11:56 AM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: CatOwner

I started a support groups on Mewe and FB for people who are resisting the vaccine mandates.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1163601254149704

https://mewe.com/group/6131a0e8b6286e5d1b1d4003


12 posted on 09/06/2021 10:13:29 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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To: Olog-hai

The Pfascists spooked the herd.

Another few years of brainwashing is still required.

“Obey your masters.

Obey your masters.

Obey your masters.....”


13 posted on 09/06/2021 10:13:31 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: CatOwner

Mostly all the unvaxxed covid pts in hospitals. Many of them will die anyway.
So, not so much of an impact after all.

https://twitter.com/StLouisLung/status/1430394064839512066?s=19


14 posted on 09/06/2021 10:18:15 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: Olog-hai

I was just over at the Worldometer site, and I noticed that Poland and Hungary have completely escaped the steep summer increase in Covid-19 cases that has plagued so many other countries. They have very few new cases and almost no deaths. I wonder what their treatment protocols are for Covid-19, and if any prophylactic measures (e.g., Vitamin D3, Zinc) are widely used there?


15 posted on 09/06/2021 10:22:17 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Olog-hai

I want the stats about how many people with antibodies from having Covid get it a second time? Is it anywhere near the breakthru cases? If there are no reportable stats then I suspect it’s because those stats don’t fit the vaccinate or else mandates.


16 posted on 09/06/2021 10:25:29 AM PDT by pacpam (action=consequence and applies in all cases - friend of victory)
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To: pacpam

This should help with the info you want:

Covid-19 natural immunity compared to vaccine-induced immunity: The definitive summary
https://sharylattkisson.com/2021/08/covid-19-natural-immunity-compared-to-vaccine-induced-immunity-the-definitive-summary/


17 posted on 09/06/2021 10:34:15 AM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Just joined but it says for first responders


18 posted on 09/06/2021 10:41:09 AM PDT by Pollard (#*&% Communism)
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To: pacpam

Having had COVID counts for exactly zilch no go get your shot. Sarc tag no required because this is how TPTB thinks.


19 posted on 09/06/2021 10:43:39 AM PDT by Pollard (#*&% Communism)
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To: Pollard

It’s for anyone who job is being coerced by their employer to be vaccinated.


20 posted on 09/06/2021 10:47:18 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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