Posted on 11/16/2021 12:26:42 PM PST by ransomnote
A top elected official in New York has just announced a new scholarship program for 50 young adults. However, the opportunity is only open to those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
According to a press release issued by Kathy Hochul’s office last week:
Today, during a COVID-19 briefing at the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center in Westchester County, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new efforts to support vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds, including the launch of a new vaccine incentive program – ‘Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate’ – for young New Yorkers. Parents and guardians of children ages 5 through 11 who receive their first vaccine dose by December 19th can enter the State’s incentive program for a chance for their child to win a full scholarship to any two- or four-year SUNY or CUNY college or university; the scholarship includes tuition, room, and board. Ten winners will be announced each week beginning November 24th, with a total of 50 winners being selected over the five-week period.
Governor Hochul said: “Finally, the COVID-19 vaccine is here for young New Yorkers age 5 through 11. Our critical work to make the vaccine accessible and available to all eligible children and their families is underway – and we will creatively support and celebrate those who get vaccinated.
“The ‘Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate’ program is an extraordinary opportunity for children to win free tuition to a SUNY or CUNY college or university, and I urge parents and guardians to help their children get vaccinated and enter into this once-in-a-lifetime program.
“If one of your children win this, you should probably take them to Disney World because that would be a very good thing. You’ll have extra money now — you don’t have to be saving for college.”
CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez added: “Expanding vaccine eligibility to children as young as 5 years old gives us even greater confidence that we will effectively subdue COVID-19 and put the conditions in place for New York’s full economic recovery.
“The ‘Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate’ program will further incentivize parents and guardians to get their children protected, and we strongly encourage them to do so. We thank Governor Hochul for encouraging more New Yorkers to get vaccinated and for leveraging CUNY’s strong reputation to help lead the State’s resurgence,” Rodríguez bragged.
Adding to this, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said: “Vaccinations were the key to a more normal academic and campus experience throughout SUNY. Now that even younger individuals have an approved vaccine option, this is another huge step to seeing the finish line of this pandemic, and we must continue to do all we can to encourage everyone to get their shot.
“I applaud Governor Hochul for offering this new incentive along with an opportunity to attend one of our campuses tuition-free. We truly hope families across our state take advantage of this offer.”
However, you will only be eligible, of course, if you agree to get injected with a “vaccine” that has injured millions around the world and tragically killed countless others. This is simply just another perverse attempt at coercing young people to get vaccinated.
Apparently NOT discrimination.
Constitutional???
They can always leave New York State for free red states. Just like I did.
Escape from New York already.
My bet is that they have to be some sort of “minority”.
This, like, TOTALLY doesn’t violate medical privacy.
and they’ll all be on LBGTFJBLOL crew...
And they get money to spend however they want if they’re trans and get a new car if they will do reassignment surgery. For the cause, you know .
Is this bitch going to use the taxes of the unvaxxed to pay for it?
The governor is just trying to save the planet.
These vaccines compromise the immune systems of young people, so if enough young people take them we can reduce the population in a meaningful way.
Forward, comrades.
We are all in those fight to save the planet together.
We can bend the curve—the population curve!
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
All of us should thank these young people for offering to sacrifice their immune systems to save the planet.
(oh wait, we forget to tell them....oops)
With boosters, what’s the new definition of fully vaxed?
Oh it’s ok to discriminate against whom ever the ruling elite say can be discriminated against…
Freedom is getting expensive.
Everyone who said she’d be as bad as Cuomo were correct.
No - actually it is because there are health and religious reasons for not taking the vax.
It’d be one thing if a private company did that (like shake shack giving away free food) but not the government.
Then the vaccinated should be exempt from paying state taxes. Otherwise this should be illegal.
Let’s see how many live to graduate...
“Everyone who said she’d be as bad as Cuomo were correct.”
No they weren’t. Everyone who said that she would be worse were correct.
Don’t expect any lawyers to jump on that. The lawyers all know that if they take on the state then they will punished. The lawyers have to deal with the state for licensing, making filings, and gathering information. The state can find ways to obstruct all of that.
I don’t believe she was elected, so she does not qualify as the state’s top elected official.
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