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Vaccinated vs. unvaccinated roommates: As college students move in, some parents and students have concerns
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | August 21, 2021 | Susan Snyder

Posted on 08/29/2021 5:28:32 AM PDT by DoodleBob

The son of a school administrator from Media was excited to start classes at Millersville University, until he learned that a roommate hadn’t been vaccinated and didn’t plan on it.

So he asked the university in Lancaster County for a vaccinated roommate, which it said it couldn’t guarantee but assigned him to another room, according to his father, who asked that their names not be published for fear of backlash. That roommate also turned out to be unvaccinated. So the university offered a private room in an area with upperclassmen, but the father said at that point his son withdrew and enrolled at a private university in New York that has a vaccine mandate for students.

“We thought we had no choice,” the father said. “We had to go somewhere else. That’s what the last year and a half has been about, trying to protect ourselves.”

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Other area universities said that they also have received requests from parents of vaccinated students to have their children with the same but that the number has been low. For the most part, they are telling students they must go through the same process for a roommate change as those who want them for other reasons.

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...Liam Cunningham, 18, of Narberth. He said he planned to ask his roommates if they are vaccinated, and if they aren’t, he may ask for a room change.

“It would make me feel safer to be in a condensed space with people who are vaccinated,” the computer-science major said...

His mother wasn’t overly concerned about the roommates’ status.

“The likelihood of him getting sick to the point of having to be hospitalized at his age with a vaccination is so minimal that it’s probably more dangerous going to a fraternity party,” she said.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: assdr; covid19; education; hysteria; students; vaccines
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To: DoodleBob

The KOOL AID sure is being drunk all over.


41 posted on 08/29/2021 8:34:39 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: DoodleBob

Sending your kid off to college will cost him more than just the outrageous tuition.

The jab will cost him more than a couple days of having a sore arm.

But, it’s their choice.


42 posted on 08/29/2021 8:52:38 AM PDT by bgill (.Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: maddog55
To be clear, I'm not recommending that conservative parents send their kids to Antifa University. There are lots of schools that haven't fully succumbed. They may have wokey programs and policies but, when kids are on the inside, they can get a decent education and come out making good money without a national debt and their Deplorable philosophy intact (if not strengthened by assaults).

I also believe, that it IS important for parents to be "on call" when stupid stuff is taught, be it in 7th grade or graduate school. The pandemic opened up many parents' eyes to the claptrap their kids are being fed. So non-helicopter parenting involvement is more important than ever.

But we may be surprised. I know of a college student who was Zooming a class while parents and friends were in the other room. Everyone stopped talking and started listening to the claptrap emanating from the professor. "The Great Depression was caused by Wall Street.." etc. All the people over 40 were freaking out. After the class, during the "deprogramming" the student said "guys, don't worry, nobody is paying attention. I speak to my classmates in the virtual breakout rooms and everyone is basically nodding but not believing. Are there any chips left"

Remember, the stupid kids who give dumb answers to basic questions, are usually in NY or LA or D.C, where the media are HQd and the woke send their single child. Deplorables with 3+ kids are more discerning. Do the math and the future isn't too dim.

43 posted on 08/29/2021 9:12:47 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: DoodleBob

Idiots living in fear.


44 posted on 08/29/2021 9:53:07 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: gas_dr

Quick question, are your rights as in individual, inherent in your being, or are they a gift from the State depending upon the whims of the majority?

I happen to believe our rights are inherent, and do not vary by some decree of Faucci or any other tyrant.


45 posted on 08/29/2021 9:55:35 AM PDT by Mark was here (Say what you will about Kamala Harris, she certainly puts the "vice" in "Vice President.")
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To: gas_dr; Lazmataz
You are disgusting.

Well, you are the one who cannot question or present views that conflict with the AMA position (political position IMO) or you can have your license yanked. You should remember this:


46 posted on 08/29/2021 9:59:56 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FRee

47 posted on 08/29/2021 10:22:47 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: DoodleBob

If the vaccine is as effective as claimed, what difference does it make what anyone else does: Whether they are vaxxed or unvaxxed, masked or unmasked, coughing or chewing?


48 posted on 08/29/2021 10:24:03 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Diogenesis

Why are the vaccinated worried?


49 posted on 08/29/2021 10:30:58 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: DoodleBob

The roommate should have said such information would only be disclosed to authorized persons.


50 posted on 08/29/2021 10:39:11 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Mark was here

I believe that there are as the document states — certain unalienable rights endowed by the Creator...


51 posted on 08/29/2021 10:44:59 AM PDT by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will. )
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To: MtnClimber

The nazi references are disgusting — let me be clear.


52 posted on 08/29/2021 10:45:21 AM PDT by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will. )
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To: gas_dr

The nazi references are metaphorical. The totalitarian lockdowns, economic destruction and government power grabs are very real. And, I think it is only the beginning.


53 posted on 08/29/2021 11:22:14 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: gas_dr

Interesting post. I would like to hear your opinion on the use of ivermectin and/or hydroxychloroquine plus zinc and vitamins as a possible treatment for COVID-19.


54 posted on 08/29/2021 11:27:39 AM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: DoodleBob

NATURAL IMMUNITY Karens. Look it up.


55 posted on 08/29/2021 11:31:09 AM PDT by Chgogal (#GulagNancy is going all Cuba on Trump Supporters. #Biden lost The War on Terror.)
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To: Tommy Revolts

Because they know their vaccines don’t work.


56 posted on 08/29/2021 12:43:27 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: gas_dr

“the biggest cancer in medicine to emerge — the non-clinical administrator. “

You’re actually pulling your punch with this, IMHO they would rather replace the physicians (who can be ornery) with NP’s (who will do as they’re told).

And thanks for this post. Lots of good intel.


57 posted on 08/29/2021 1:24:45 PM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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To: gas_dr; House Atreides
Yup. And the misinformation in one of the antivaxxer statement above on this very thread is equally as much propaganda. I found six errors in an approximately 30 word statement. One lie in every five words is impressive!

  1. Once again, generalizations without proof of the accusations. A standard Ad Hominem approach used by Pro-Vaxxers, along with attacking the messenger without really not addressing the points, logic, or facts presented.
  2. Why would anyone listen to you, an adamant Pro-Vaccine pusher, who refuses to address the mountain of real-life evidence, studies, and the anecdotal evidence of the dangerous side-effects of these vaccines, the efficacy of the Ivermectin and HCQ prophylactic protocols in reducing the deaths, and injuries associated with COVID-19, and the lies stated by governmental agencies concerning Ivermectin and HCQ
Because of these points, you, and several of your co-hort here on FreeRepublic, are not honest actors in this debate.
58 posted on 08/29/2021 2:35:50 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: gas_dr
This is right. Myself, family in our profession, have suffered, most end up quitting. Thank you for educating the confused everyman. Since Medicare or The War on Poverty or the Big Lie...”Oh! What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.”

Too tangled after decades. I always recommend people read Peikoff’s brilliant essay, “Medicine: the Death of a Profession.”

59 posted on 08/29/2021 11:15:22 PM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the gov out of medicine, education and forests!)
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To: gas_dr
I appreciate you asking my opinion, I hope this was a honest, unemotional answer for you and answers some of the questions you have asked other doctors

You are the first one to answer my questions. I appreciate it back at ya. I've got responses/clarifications to some points you made. I'll admit they are based on personal interactions with my DR and various medical personnel and could be considered anecdotal, so I'll refrain from posting them.

60 posted on 08/30/2021 7:02:50 PM PDT by Turbo Pig ('to close with and destroy the enemy")
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