{"id":27344,"date":"2021-06-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=27344"},"modified":"2021-06-14T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:52:40","slug":"covid-19-vaccines-shouldnt-be-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/covid-19-vaccines-shouldnt-be-mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Vaccines Shouldn\u2019t Be Mandatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not an anti-vaxxer and I understand that health experts and scientists want to end COVID-19. But I also believe it\u2019s too early to determine if vaccines are successful or safe so I don\u2019t think they should be mandatory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On June 3, the White House announced President Joe Biden&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/05\/04\/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-goal-to-administer-at-least-one-vaccine-shot-to-70-of-the-u-s-adult-population-by-july-4th\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goal<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to have 70% of American adults take at least one dose of the vaccine by July 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stated<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that those who are fully vaccinated can go out in public without a mask or without physically distancing themselves unless it\u2019s required by their state or local laws or private businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27346\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-27346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine_web.jpg\" alt=\"Vaccines\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine_web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine_web-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Vaccine_web-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALEXANDER ONTIVEROS \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/wysk\/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">updated guidance<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state employers are allowed to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine among their workforce and provide incentives for workers\u2014such as cash\u2014to become vaccinated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/blog\/can-colleges-make-covid-19-vaccine-mandatory\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Some universities are mandating<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that students get vaccinated to attend on-campus classes in the fall, while others are strongly encouraging students to get vaccinated but not mandating it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also seems that the U.S. may not reach Biden\u2019s goal by July 4 because vaccination rates have started to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/biden-vaccine-goal-covid-vaccines-us-vaccination-rate-70-of-adults-vaccinated\/10749464\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">slow down<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t blame those who choose not to get vaccinated, because it feels as though we\u2019re rushing into this way too fast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2021\/s0413-JJ-vaccine.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">incident<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that increased the mistrust of the vaccines was when the U.S. government had to pause the distribution of the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine due to a potential link to blood clotting on April 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally, scientists perform a five-year study to evaluate the impact of vaccines before distributing them to the public, but during a worldwide pandemic, we don\u2019t have that time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So for a few years, we won&#8217;t know what the long-term consequences are. We won\u2019t know if the vaccine can cause young adults to lose their eyesight or if it can cause women to become infertile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like other viruses, COVID-19 is here to stay, so it\u2019s our job to protect ourselves. With or without being vaccinated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/effectiveness\/why-measure-effectiveness\/breakthrough-cases.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">states<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that only a small percentage of people who are fully vaccinated will get the virus, it\u2019s important to recognize that vaccines aren\u2019t sufficient for addressing COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No vaccine is 100% effective and they always contain risks. So if you want to take that leap of faith and trust whatever your doctor prescribes you, feel free. You have full control of what goes into your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For that same reason, I won\u2019t be getting the vaccine just yet and I don\u2019t want to be forced to do it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, I\u2019m going to keep being cautious and so should you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you\u2019re planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/north-campus-to-serve-as-countys-first-federal-covid-19-vaccination-site\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">get vaccinated<\/span><\/a>, please keep wearing your mask, physical distancing and having basic hygiene. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not an anti-vaxxer and I understand that health experts and scientists want to end COVID-19. 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