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Re:FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be ... by trevcanhuman on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:27PM (#29006507)
Fair enough, but couldn’t a ban on people who do not have the vaccine be considered as discrimination ? Since when does an ice cream shop ask you if you already had your flu shot ?
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Re:FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be ... by ceejayoz on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:30PM (#29006533)
Discrimination by itself is perfectly legal. I can refuse to do business with redheads, or vegans, or people whose name is Bob. Discrimination based on certain specific categories is illegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group
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Re:FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be ... by trevcanhuman on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:45PM (#29006729)
Wow, I did not know that. I honestly don't know how to make a counterargument to this.
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Re:FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be ... by pfarrell on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:30PM (#29006539)
Covid-19 is not the flu.
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Re:FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be ... by verdverm on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:21PM (#29007108)
It is also not measles or mumps, and arguably much closer to the flu than the aforementioned.

Some vaccines confer life time immunity and others reduce severity.

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Re:FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine be ... by trevcanhuman on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:41PM (#29006681)
But won't herd immunity become a thing with covid-19 ?
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