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Have we had any other mRNA based vaccines in the past? (genuinely curious)

There are vaccines you can get that aren't mRNA based.

I'm genuinely curious if you could sue Google if you got J&J because of their mandate and you happened to be one of the extremely rare folks who got a blood clot from it.

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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If Google believes their employees are more productive in the office, why shouldn't they do everything in their power to get the workforce back into the office?

Productivity is (hopefully) not the only metric — employee happiness is important too.

And survival.

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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Good. Its time to stop messing around with this. The vaccines are tested and are safe.

I have taken both shots. But I wouldn't call them "safe", as they are young and approved under emergency guidelines. They are probably safe, but nobody knows that right now.

There's been nearly 4 billion shots delivered across the world in the past 8 months. I suspect if they were to cause great harm, we would have known by now.

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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Good. Its time to stop messing around with this. The vaccines are tested and are safe.

My only issue is with this line: >> employees could continue working from home through Oct. 18. I agree that they should mandate vaccines for in office. But if they do so, I don't think they should force people into the office.

Google has set up a bunch of alternative options ranging from permanent remote work to temporary extensions of up to a year. If people don't feel comfortable coming back on the date, it isn't hard to stay at home longer.

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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Are there any vaccines in history that have caused something unexpected 10 years from injection?

> Are there any vaccines in history that have caused something unexpected 10 years from injection? Yes [1] *EDIT* - People are being pedantic saying it's not a vaccine while technically true it was a government approved medication that had horrific side effects discovered after approval. This is why people are wary about taking a vaccine still under approval as 'emergency use'. And also ridiculous to force employees…

Thalidomide isn't a vaccine.

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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All WHO approved vaccines? I'm thinking of leaving the country to try to get an inactive virus vaccine. I don't let anyone else run RNA code in my cells. The attack surface is too large.

I don't let anyone else run RNA code in my cells

I think that happens every time you catch a cold.

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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Are there any vaccines in history that have caused something unexpected 10 years from injection?

> Are there any vaccines in history that have caused something unexpected 10 years from injection? Yes [1] *EDIT* - People are being pedantic saying it's not a vaccine while technically true it was a government approved medication that had horrific side effects discovered after approval. This is why people are wary about taking a vaccine still under approval as 'emergency use'. And also ridiculous to force employees…

Huh, that's not a vaccine and where's the evidence it had unexpected effects 10 years after administration?

Re: Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

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Are there any vaccines in history that have caused something unexpected 10 years from injection?

> Are there any vaccines in history that have caused something unexpected 10 years from injection? Yes [1] *EDIT* - People are being pedantic saying it's not a vaccine while technically true it was a government approved medication that had horrific side effects discovered after approval. This is why people are wary about taking a vaccine still under approval as 'emergency use'. And also ridiculous to force employees…

Not a vaccine.
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