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Hugh_Lebowski

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17. It's being done in many places, so ... how they're already doing it ...

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #16)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 08:28 AM

Oct 2021

How about we do it that way ... here?

Or how about this. The testing costs come from the workers paycheck, and you're required to be at work 15 minutes early every day for the testing, and it's an unpaid 15 minutes.

The administrator keeping track can be paid with taxpayer money, just like everyone else at that job location. I have no problem with my tax money being used that way.

Given that like 1/5 positive COVID tests are from vaccinated people, daily testing probably provides even more protection than vaccine mandates as long as it's diligently done.

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'Hundreds' of Massachusetts State Police face being fired over vaccine mandate [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2021 OP

I am of the opinion that for critical public health and safety workers/officers, proof of having had Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #1

If they are refusing to get vaccinated they probably already are part of the far right. Biophilic Oct 2021 #2

Probably a large % yes, but it may well also entrench them further into the proverbial bosom Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #4

The mandate is adding fuel to the fire. NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #9

No probably about it. samplegirl Oct 2021 #5

Nope. If they can't/won't follow orders they need to Phoenix61 Oct 2021 #3

We're allowing for regular testing to substitute in a great many cases ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #6

It's a very poor analogy. Phoenix61 Oct 2021 #10

Everyone who's vaccine-hesitant is not a white supremacist. Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #12

Who pays for the testing? thucythucy Oct 2021 #16

It's being done in many places, so ... how they're already doing it ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #17

Not sure how you can say that testing provides "even more protection" than mandatory vaccines. thucythucy Oct 2021 #22

If everyone is tested daily at day start, nobody works 'sick' Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #23

I think it's appropriate to hold those in some Phoenix61 Oct 2021 #20

Research shows it's not good enough. Not nearly good enough with respect to Covid. paleotn Oct 2021 #8

I hear ya, but at a certain point I think we need to consider how many people may become radicalized Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #11

I get it. I just wish we could all be logical about this, including those on the right. paleotn Oct 2021 #13

If you really think about it, mandatory daily testing might even be better Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #14

Ugh. Not the "natural immunity" crap again. paleotn Oct 2021 #7

They "protect" the public, how do they do that being unvaccinated? Gonna get NoMoreRepugs Oct 2021 #15

Regarding the medical/religious testing example... 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 #18

Regarding the medical/religious testing example... 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 #19

Get rid of these idiots who are too stupid to get vaccinated LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #21