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> We will have a process for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical or other reasons What might "other reasons" be?
Religious most likely
Hopefully Google will only allow exemptions based on health issues.
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Exactly -- people are still free to not get vaccinated, but they're not free to go to aggregate settings where they might infect everyone there, which seems like a reasonable compromise. It's the same approach as with antivax parents -- don't want your kids vaccinated? Then you'll need to homeschool them.
But if others are already vaccinated, how does an unvaccinated coworker infect a vaccinated coworker?
So when your unvaccinated coworker exercises his selfish right to be stupid, you’re putting others at risk. The difference here is that your exposing your coworkers children and others who cannot be vaccinated to infection.
We socially tolerate people like this who choose to infect an entire office or daycare with rhinovirus, flu or the cold, because the impact is generally lower. COVID is different, and frankly, people don’t want to be around unvaccinated people just as they avoid people who display bad judgement in other ways.
I can't blame Google for not wanting disease spreaders in their campus. It's their prerogative as a private company. Remains to be seen how companies that won't enforce this will perform. In my guess, poorly
oh snap. I totally understand this measure and, for the record, agree with it, but I'm picturing the pushback that this will lead to.
Doubtful. Some people might make a little bit of noise, but how many are willing to give up a Google salary to fight for the anti-vax cause?
I am now in the position of choosing between a Google-sized salary and whatever risks are associated with these vaccines. This isn't a decision being made lightly.
I'm not anti-vax, I'm just pro-me. That 20 per 100K could be you.
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Doubtful. Some people might make a little bit of noise, but how many are willing to give up a Google salary to fight for the anti-vax cause?
I have nearly died twice in my life as a physical reaction to a vaccination and am being advised by my physician not to take these yet. I am now in the position of choosing between a Google-sized salary and whatever risks are associated with these vaccines. This isn't a decision being made lightly. I'm not anti-vax, I'm just pro-me. That 20 per 100K could be you.
oh snap. I totally understand this measure and, for the record, agree with it, but I'm picturing the pushback that this will lead to.
Fuck the pushback. We cannot let the worst of mankind condemn us all to death because we don’t want to upset the worst of mankind.
One angle that isn't being discussed – having vaccinated employees greatly reduces healthcare costs for the company and its insurance provider. I'm sure they would love to enforce vaccinations, annual checkups, healthy diet, exercise, no smoking etc. among employees as a condition for providing insurance or employment if there wasn't a social pushback for doing so.
I would be pissed if I need to upend a release if some unvaccinated idiot won himself a trip to the ICU.
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I have nearly died twice in my life as a physical reaction to a vaccination and am being advised by my physician not to take these yet. I am now in the position of choosing between a Google-sized salary and whatever risks are associated with these vaccines. This isn't a decision being made lightly. I'm not anti-vax, I'm just pro-me. That 20 per 100K could be you.
If you read the article you will see that they are making an exception for medical reasons.
At my company it's 100% a political signaling move.
Also New York State stopped recognizing religious & medical exemptions for vaccinations for school attendance over a decade ago. Companies based out of here are basing their decisions around this policy.
One angle that isn't being discussed – having vaccinated employees greatly reduces healthcare costs for the company and its insurance provider. I'm sure they would love to enforce vaccinations, annual checkups, healthy diet, exercise, no smoking etc. among employees as a condition for providing insurance or employment if there wasn't a social pushback for doing so.