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Re:Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines by BHSPitMonkey on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @01:46PM (#27986833)
This policy has nothing to do with opinions and political leanings; it's a physical safety policy for an office. Most offices would also deny you access if you try to get in and stab fellow employees with dirty needles you found by the bus stop.

You could argue the merits of Google not allowing employees the option to permanently work from home, but as far as their offices are concerned this is a very sane requirement for entry given the hazards that currently exist.

Re:Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines by hereforphone on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @01:50PM (#27986934)
Theoretically. If you had an office in Pennsylvania or Minnesota and employed a lot of people that were Amish or Muslim (respectively), and for whatever reason would not accept the shot, would you fire them or allow them to work from home?
Re:Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines by rsynnott on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:54PM (#27988051)
> He said there will be "an exceptions process for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical or other protected reasons."

Religion would be a protected reason, I assume.

Incidentally, Islam allows vaccination.

Re:Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines by 55555 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @09:56PM (#27991972)
I have to admit I find this confusing. Elsewhere in these comments, people say that being vaccinated doesn't reduce your risk of being a carrier. So then how does the policy increase physical safety for those who are already vaccinated?
Re:Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines by TKWasRight on Monday August 02, 2021 @04:34PM (#28042264)
Would you agree with employers doing this with something like AIDS?
Re:Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines by BHSPitMonkey on Thursday August 12, 2021 @01:34PM (#28159123)
Absolutely, in a parallel universe where AIDS is highly transmissible by breathing in the same room as someone else (like COVID-19 is in our universe). Or in an office that's a porn studio, I guess.