Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees
-
Significant Minority? 80,000,000 unvaccinated adults. Another 25,000,000 that avoided the vaccine until the last month. Where do you think they fall into the debate? Then, how many people that are like me, Copper, Horace, Jolly? People that gladly chose to be vaccinated but are deadset against having people strong armed into it? How many people like George and Mik, that aren’t as deadset against it as I am, but still find it to be overreach and likely illegal?
You may be wrong about the minority opinion.
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 03:19 last edited by@lufins-dad said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
deadset
FWIW I’m very much against vaccines being required, and in this case it’s a significant abuse of power from the executive branch.
-
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 19:22 last edited by
Why now? Florida, Louisiana, and Texas have all not just crested, but the numbers are dropping quickly. If you go through the graphs of each state, you'll see that almost all have leveled off or even started to drop despite being 3-4 weeks into the new school year. We're aware of the problems with Delta and the vaccines, and those most at risk are getting their boosters. We've got an effective treatment with Regeneron and access to monoclonal antibodies is increasing. The CDC has estimated that we are getting close to herd immunity and we've vaccinated another 10% of the population over the last 45 days or so. We're just starting to see the daylight from the Delta scare. I'm not saying we're out of the woods, Mu and Lamda are out there, but a vaccine mandate ain't going to do squat with those...
So why go all macho bigboy pants now? Is it because they know the numbers are going to drop regardless and they want to have some action that they can point to to try and take credit?
-
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 19:34 last edited by
Because anything is better than Afghanistan as the lead story.
-
Why now? Florida, Louisiana, and Texas have all not just crested, but the numbers are dropping quickly. If you go through the graphs of each state, you'll see that almost all have leveled off or even started to drop despite being 3-4 weeks into the new school year. We're aware of the problems with Delta and the vaccines, and those most at risk are getting their boosters. We've got an effective treatment with Regeneron and access to monoclonal antibodies is increasing. The CDC has estimated that we are getting close to herd immunity and we've vaccinated another 10% of the population over the last 45 days or so. We're just starting to see the daylight from the Delta scare. I'm not saying we're out of the woods, Mu and Lamda are out there, but a vaccine mandate ain't going to do squat with those...
So why go all macho bigboy pants now? Is it because they know the numbers are going to drop regardless and they want to have some action that they can point to to try and take credit?
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 19:52 last edited by@lufins-dad said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
Why now? Florida, Louisiana, and Texas have all not just crested, but the numbers are dropping quickly. If you go through the graphs of each state, you'll see that almost all have leveled off or even started to drop despite being 3-4 weeks into the new school year. We're aware of the problems with Delta and the vaccines, and those most at risk are getting their boosters. We've got an effective treatment with Regeneron and access to monoclonal antibodies is increasing. The CDC has estimated that we are getting close to herd immunity and we've vaccinated another 10% of the population over the last 45 days or so. We're just starting to see the daylight from the Delta scare. I'm not saying we're out of the woods, Mu and Lamda are out there, but a vaccine mandate ain't going to do squat with those...
So why go all macho bigboy pants now? Is it because they know the numbers are going to drop regardless and they want to have some action that they can point to to try and take credit?
I've done one COVID test today. Saturday before last, I did 20.
-
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 20:09 last edited by
Conresscritters and other congressional employees are exempt.
USPS is “considering” whether to comply.
-
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 20:45 last edited by Loki 9 Nov 2021, 20:46
@lufins-dad said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
Why now? Florida, Louisiana, and Texas have all not just crested, but the numbers are dropping quickly. If you go through the graphs of each state, you'll see that almost all have leveled off or even started to drop despite being 3-4 weeks into the new school year. We're aware of the problems with Delta and the vaccines, and those most at risk are getting their boosters. We've got an effective treatment with Regeneron and access to monoclonal antibodies is increasing. The CDC has estimated that we are getting close to herd immunity and we've vaccinated another 10% of the population over the last 45 days or so. We're just starting to see the daylight from the Delta scare. I'm not saying we're out of the woods, Mu and Lamda are out there, but a vaccine mandate ain't going to do squat with those...
So why go all macho bigboy pants now? Is it because they know the numbers are going to drop regardless and they want to have some action that they can point to to try and take credit?
This is definitely one reason why.https://news.yahoo.com/alabama-man-dies-cardiac-event-223018300.html
The family of a man who died of heart issues in Mississippi is asking people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 after 43 hospitals across three states were unable to accept him because of full cardiac ICUs. -
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 20:57 last edited by
Delta is making its way through other states Ohio is showing very high numbers and climbing.
-
wrote on 11 Sept 2021, 21:02 last edited by
@mik said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
Delta is making its way through other states Ohio is showing very high numbers and climbing.
Yes, There are a few areas where it is still growing (Ohio and Idaho pop to mind) but most states have leveled off.
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 07:29 last edited by
It's been almost 2 weeks and there's still nothing from OSHA about this.
The fierce urgency of "soon."
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 10:45 last edited by
UAB retracted their mandate after it became evident they were going to have a large portion of their staff walk out of the hospital. I've read about the same thing happening in other places.
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 10:45 last edited by
Besides, it's all political.
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 11:38 last edited by
Here’s my question… The biggest threat about the hospital systems being overrun is manpower, no? That’s the biggest resource that’s in shortest supply, right? So they’ve really pushed on this mandate for healthcare workers and my understanding is that the workers aren’t budging. So are they really going to force out 25% of the healthcare workers when we need them the most? That hits me as the height of stupidity.
If I’m in an accident this afternoon, I’d rather have unvaxxed healthcare workers taking care of me than vaccinated workers that are stretched too thin.
-
Also interesting was that he condemned the GOP's slide toward authoritarianism.
On the day after Biden threatened people's livelihoods if they don't take the shot. Jesus, he is blinded.
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 11:51 last edited by jon-nyc@mik said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
On the day after Biden threatened people's livelihoods if they don't take the shot.
This is a testing mandate ultimately. It’s just that a vaccine exempts you.
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 15:47 last edited by xenon
I moved to the U.S. for school. I didn't have great vaccination records (moved around a bunch, paper records). One of the first things the school made me do was get about 5 shots before I could register for classes.
I associate the U.S. with vaccine mandates.
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 16:22 last edited by
This isn’t a vaccine mandate.
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 17:19 last edited by
It's close enough for government work...
-
wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 17:26 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
This isn’t a vaccine mandate.
If course it isn’t. To have a vaccine mandate, you would need an actual vaccine
. -
@jon-nyc said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
This isn’t a vaccine mandate.
If course it isn’t. To have a vaccine mandate, you would need an actual vaccine
.wrote on 22 Sept 2021, 17:27 last edited by@lufins-dad said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
@jon-nyc said in Biden to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for companies over 100 employees:
This isn’t a vaccine mandate.
If course it isn’t. To have a vaccine mandate, you would need an actual vaccine
.They changed the definition, albeit post-production...
-
wrote on 23 Sept 2021, 00:28 last edited by
@lufins-dad et tu, brute?
