Thank you for such a well thought out and well written blogpost. I was at best ambivalent regarding the vaccine mandates, and at most extreme, glad that they had been mandated. I read your article quite a while ago and it's been playing in the back of my mind ever since. A couple things that have led me to now agree with you. 1) I believe that as a country we did the best we could with what we have. I'd go so far as to say that we did better than we could have. We are a Western country with a very individualist ethos. That as many as complied did is a credit to the open-mindedness of the +/- 75% who have had at least one vaccine. It is unreasonable to ask that a culture radically change based on one event such as this pandemic. 2) I also fear the power of the government/employer to ask for more and more personal medical knowledge. To wit:
Good Morning All,
This is not as detailed as we need this to be. Please express specific medical conditions/reasons so that the district can determine next steps in order to keep (employee name) safe.
Respectfully,
(Administrator's name)
Interim Director, Human Resources
District Communications
Two doctor's notes are already on file. The issue is over wearing a mask/face shield. There are no mask mandates anywhere in the state but the Board of Education has decided they wish to continue it. Legal? Probably. Scary? Definitely. I am the union rep for the employee and this has already been quite difficult to navigate.
Thank you again on your clearly expressed thoughts!
Thank you for such a well thought out and well written blogpost. I was at best ambivalent regarding the vaccine mandates, and at most extreme, glad that they had been mandated. I read your article quite a while ago and it's been playing in the back of my mind ever since. A couple things that have led me to now agree with you. 1) I believe that as a country we did the best we could with what we have. I'd go so far as to say that we did better than we could have. We are a Western country with a very individualist ethos. That as many as complied did is a credit to the open-mindedness of the +/- 75% who have had at least one vaccine. It is unreasonable to ask that a culture radically change based on one event such as this pandemic. 2) I also fear the power of the government/employer to ask for more and more personal medical knowledge. To wit:
Good Morning All,
This is not as detailed as we need this to be. Please express specific medical conditions/reasons so that the district can determine next steps in order to keep (employee name) safe.
Respectfully,
(Administrator's name)
Interim Director, Human Resources
District Communications
Two doctor's notes are already on file. The issue is over wearing a mask/face shield. There are no mask mandates anywhere in the state but the Board of Education has decided they wish to continue it. Legal? Probably. Scary? Definitely. I am the union rep for the employee and this has already been quite difficult to navigate.
Thank you again on your clearly expressed thoughts!
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