I’ve noticed the hoopla died down considerably a few months ago. Even my work (DoD contractor) backed off their mandate last December when the government backed off. My company alone stood to lose 30-40% of us and this was industry-wide. The Raytheons and McDonnell-Douglases were facing roughly the same. When I said “no,” and prepared to be unemployed by their December 8 deadline last year, I was uplifted over the next few days when I found out just how many people were also saying “no” and getting ready to bail.
My boss was cajoling me to request a religious exemption. I told him, “Let’s see who blinks first.” Obiden blinked first. 😁
That’s why I’m curious as to why there are still Pfizer Covid vax commercials on TV currently. As of now. I think I saw one as recently as this morning. They’re still big-time shilling for that injection.
Allegra,
Saw this change on USAJOBS on Friday.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the federal government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply.
FWIW
I’m glad it’s died down and your job is safe! The mandates were outrageous and really got my hackles up. Yay for you and standing your ground.
I almost never watch TV, and when I do it’s something like a Jane Austen movie or a nature documentary on Amazon Prime (blush), so I haven’t seen the Pfizer commercials. It’s weird, isn’t it? Still hoping to squeeze out a few more $?
Or maybe they hope the scaremongering about a surge in the fall will increase demand? I have my doubts it will be by much, though. As I wrote in my #400 above:
“Everybody is sick and tired of hearing about Covid, of lockdowns, and only a pitiful few are really worried about the new kinder, gentler Omicron variants. Besides, we’ve nearly all already had the Omicron.”
We’ll see. I certainly hope they don’t succeed with the scaremongering this time around!