It seems the biggest concern as we move out of the pandemic is now "vaccine resistance" or "vaccine hesitancy"--the people who flat out refuse to be vaccinated or are hesitant for a variety of (other spurious) reasons. I have a proposition to help alleviate the problem.
Every employer who wants to be able to open fully--whether as an office, a retail establishment, a restaurant, an entertainment venue, whatever--should mandate that their employees be vaccinated: "no shots, no salary". Naturally, there would have to be exceptions for those with valid medical reasons (the immuno-compromised, for instance) and valid religious reasons (but "the vaccine was developed using fetal tissue" is not valid, IMO). Those with valid religious concerns are, to me, Christian Scientists and some old-order Amish.
Of course, this can't be governmentally mandated...but it can be strongly encouraged, perhaps through executive orders (at the federal, state and local level) that government agencies cannot do business with companies not following this rule--just as there are governmental policies related to hiring and prevailing wages. Actually, come to think of it, under local health codes, perhaps any company dealing in food service could be mandated to have only vaccinated staff.
And, obviously, government agencies at all levels can set up similar rules. "You want to be a teacher, cop, firefighter, etc.--get vaccinated."
Your thoughts?
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