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Claire Oh Nette

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27. ALready happeneing

Reply to RegularJam (Reply #22)

Tue May 4, 2021, 03:18 PM

May 2021

Houston Methodist Hospital gave their employees eight weeks to get either vaccines or submit their resignations. They are mandating it.

Full approval means private businesses and Federal workers, including the military, will require.

Immunity for Insurance liability, which Mitch wanted, never passed. Insurance companies will put economic pressure on businesses, and the non vaccinated will be barred from hotels, airplanes, cruise ships. The push for proof of vaccine is coming from the private sector.

Universities are requiring students in the dorms to have the vaccine. More people are vaccinated and want vaccine passports than don't.

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The FDA must give full approval on the vaccines. [View all] boston bean May 2021 OP

It's a process. LisaL May 2021 #1

Yeah well, this is a problem. boston bean May 2021 #2

Science is not a problem. Ms. Toad May 2021 #19

This. Of course. Hortensis May 2021 #20

That is all good. 200 million americans s have received the vaccine including myself. boston bean May 2021 #24

And you (and I) chose to take part in a great science experiment. Ms. Toad May 2021 #25

So, this reason for hesitancy is well founded. boston bean May 2021 #26

For anyone paying attention to the science - there is reason Ms. Toad May 2021 #29

It is long term effects they are saying is a concern. As the FDA has not approved fully. boston bean May 2021 #31

You don't need to tell them Ms. Toad May 2021 #32

That is what I am saying. We need FDA full approval as soon as possible. boston bean May 2021 #33

Patence. Ms. Toad May 2021 #34

Medium term studies need to be conducted that dsc May 2021 #3

Pfizer hasn't even filed for full approval. RegularJam May 2021 #4

At least the military Elessar Zappa May 2021 #8

That is true. It could. RegularJam May 2021 #16

Full approval won't change anything. tymorial May 2021 #5

Well, it will allow the military to force their people to take it BoringUsername May 2021 #9

That is a very small number of people, overall. RegularJam May 2021 #17

Full approval means lots of places can mandate the vaccine Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #21

"Can" RegularJam May 2021 #22

ALready happeneing Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #27

I didn't argue to the contrary about it currently happening on a small scale. RegularJam May 2021 #28

"Some people say..." OneGrassRoot May 2021 #6

FDA approval is irrelevant to Reich-wing antivaxers Orrex May 2021 #7

That is why I specifically said hesitant. Not anti vax, agreed they are hopeless boston bean May 2021 #10

Oh, my bad. Orrex May 2021 #12

It,does exist in the left too. But for covid mostly in the right. boston bean May 2021 #14

Very true. (nt) Orrex May 2021 #15

Vaccine hesitant for just this vaccine Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #30

Absolutely agree mainer May 2021 #11

Agreed. I don't think we're going to get where TraceNC May 2021 #13

These things can take the FDA years. former9thward May 2021 #18

I can guarantee if Trump had won forthemiddle May 2021 #23