Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for employees at U.S. offices

Re:Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for employees at U.S... by Cocojumbo on Thursday July 29, 2021 @06:01AM (#27994688)

I have to disagree here. I have diabetes and have the two shots already. My wife is pregnant and we decided not to risk it with the shots. Impact on pregnant women and babies is still not known. Some trials have started, but you can't just say it's been exceptionally well studied.

Astrazeneca did cause blood clot in some people who ended up dead. Yes, it's a very tiny fraction but this goes against what people are claiming to be the perfect cure.

I personally believe people should have the choice to take the shot.

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Re:Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for employees at U.S... by ViViDboarder on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:10AM (#27995110)

My wife got the vaccine while pregnant at the advice of her doctors due to the comorbidities associated with contracting COVID while pregnant. Added bonus is that our baby (recently gave birth) has antibodies as well.

I do understand that it ought to be a choice, and it still is, even with these companies. It looks like they are carving out polices for exceptions because there are folks that are unable to get vaccinated. I would hope that being in a class of people who haven’t been rigorously tested (pregnant women) would qualify.

Beyond that, they aren’t requiring all employees to be vaccinated, but anyone who will be working from an office where they may put other employees at risk. The choice still belongs with the individual.

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Re:Google and Facebook mandate vaccines for employees at U.S... by yosito on Thursday July 29, 2021 @11:47AM (#27997891)

What exactly do you disagree with? Do you think that a diabetic or pregnant person would fare better with COVID than with the vaccine?

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