Had supper with a co-worker last night (used to be my supervisor); she has two twenty-something kids. She said they both got the vaccine as soon as they were permitted.
Admittedly, that might have been more to get her to leave them alone about it. She’s a bit of a worrier in that regards; she had her little bottle of hand sanitizer and used it as soon as she sat down at the table!
Everyone should have the right to decide for themselves whether to vax or not.
Shaming, bullying and coercion is not the American way.
And getting companies to do the dirty work, by denying us access, because the government can’t will backfire BIGLY.
WSJ Op-Ed: Why I’m Suing Over My University’s Vaccine Mandate
In a few weeks I will begin my 24th year as a law professor at George Mason University. Last year I volunteered to teach in person, even though I’m in my 50s. Teaching law is my job and I owe my students my best. I also knew I could do it safely. During the spring of 2020 I contracted and recovered from Covid-19, which I later confirmed through a positive antibody test. Multiple positive antibody tests have since confirmed that I continue to have a robust level of immune protection.
But now my employer, a state institution, is requiring Covid vaccines. In my case, vaccination is unnecessary and potentially risky. My only other options are to teach remotely or to seek a medical exemption that would require me to wear a mask, remain socially distanced from faculty or students during, say, office hours, and submit to weekly testing.
It would be impossible for me to perform my duties to the best of my ability under such conditions. The administration has threatened those who don’t submit with disciplinary action, including termination of employment. This week the public-interest lawyers at the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed suit on my behalf, challenging the university’s mandatory vaccination requirement for those with naturally acquired immunity. This coercive mandate violates my constitutional right to bodily integrity for no compelling reason. ...