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marmar

(76,976 posts)
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:30 AM Apr 2021

Vaccine Requirements Spread in U.S., Sowing Concern on Overreach



(Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 vaccination requirements are fast becoming facts of life in the U.S., spreading business by business even as politicians and privacy advocates rail against them.

Brown, Notre Dame and Rutgers are among universities warning students and staff they’ll need shots in order to return to campus this fall. Some sports teams are demanding proof of vaccination or a negative test from fans as arenas reopen. Want to see your favorite band play indoors in California? At bigger venues, the same rules apply. A Houston hospital chain recently ordered its 26,000 employees to get vaccinated.

Yet it’s another matter how people prove they’ve had their shots or are Covid-free. Republican politicians and privacy advocates are bristling over so-called vaccination passports, with some states moving to restrict their use.

Given the fraught politics, many companies are “not necessarily wanting to be the first in their sector to take the plunge,” said Carmel Shachar, executive director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Still, “we’re going to see employers start to require vaccinations if you want to come into the office, if you will have a public-facing job.” ............(more)

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Vaccine Requirements Spread in U.S., Sowing Concern on Overreach (Original Post) marmar Apr 2021 OP
I generally feel vaccination passports etc... Johonny Apr 2021 #1
Various vaccinations are required for kids to attend school. This should be no different. LonePirate Apr 2021 #2
If a company can require a drug test for employment DBoon Apr 2021 #3
Assholes who refused to be vaccinated should be excluded from events LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #4

Johonny

(20,675 posts)
1. I generally feel vaccination passports etc...
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:38 AM
Apr 2021

well be just one more tool to be used to harass minorities.

LonePirate

(13,386 posts)
2. Various vaccinations are required for kids to attend school. This should be no different.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:39 AM
Apr 2021

Every person unwilling to be vaccinated is in effect potentially committing assault or murder when they leave the house as many of these people also refuse to wear masks.

DBoon

(22,284 posts)
3. If a company can require a drug test for employment
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:56 AM
Apr 2021

They can require proof of vaccination, which is much less intrusive.

Medical privacy effectively vanished with the war on drugs during Reagan.

LetMyPeopleVote

(143,998 posts)
4. Assholes who refused to be vaccinated should be excluded from events
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:05 PM
Apr 2021

I have no problem excluding assholes who refuse to be vaccinated

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