Posted on 04/18/2021 3:19:20 PM PDT by DoodleBob
The next coronavirus surge seems to be underway... The causes of this pronounced rush of cases — the spread of a more infectious B.1.1.7 variant and lockdown fatigue — are not going away.
We need to sharply reduce coronavirus infections to turn the tide and quell the pandemic. The best hope is to maximize the number of people vaccinated, especially among those who interact with many others and are likely to transmit the virus.
How can we increase vaccinations? Mandates.
Vaccines should be required for health care workers and for all students who plan to attend in-person classes this fall — including younger children once the vaccine is authorized for them by the Food and Drug Administration.
Employers should also be prepared to make vaccines mandatory for prison guards, E.M.T.s, police officers, firefighters and teachers if overall vaccinations do not reach the level required for herd immunity. Short of a mandate, these workers should be reminded that these vaccines have proved safe and are important not only for their health, but for the health of those they deal with in their jobs.
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Mandates are the fastest way to get to herd immunity. Frontline workers should be at the start of the line.
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None of us likes being told what to do. But getting vaccinated is not just about our personal health, but the health of our communities and country.
Health care workers are professionals whose primary obligation is to their patients’ health and well-being. Except in extreme cases, their personal preferences are secondary.
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Similarly, all colleges and school districts should mandate that students who are authorized to receive Covid-19 vaccines get them. ... Religious or philosophical exemptions should not be allowed.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
never trust a government that opens its border and distributes thousands of disease carrying invaders across its country during a so called global pandemic...
i wonder when the NYT and the other state media outlets will ask Comala and Joe and other dems why they sowed fear of the vaccines all last year?
I thought with the complete lives system that Zeke should be euthanized pretty soon.
I couldn’t disagree more on COVID. The left is using this like they do many “emergencies” to control and force people. No disease with a 99.5% survivability rate requires vaccination wholesale.
4/18/21
“PM open to home quarantine, says ‘no rush’ on international borders reopening”
“A senior minister has left open the possibility of ankle bracelets in home quarantine, as the prime minister insists Australia's in ‘no hurry’ to reopen borders.
A senior minister has left open the possibility of returning travellers wearing ankle bracelets to ensure they do not violate a home quarantine system touted by the federal government.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday raised the prospect of fully-vaccinated Australians going into home isolation when returning from abroad in a bid to free up hotel quarantine space...”
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