[Cheryl Barrios]

Originally Posted by thelegges

Many healthcare workers that I have been involved with over the last 50 years, are taking a step back, and not being vaccinated at this time. Some will say healthcare workers should be forced to be vaccinated. But those in childbearing years, pregnant, or immune compromised, who have worked through this, and are still standing without the vaccine, I applaud them for making their own choices. I won’t want them to find out 30-40 years later, possible complications, like DES, or Agent Orange. Most on this site would never live long enough if there were issues.

Imposing your beliefs, or thoughts, or actions, onto someone, is removing their freedom of living in this country. Even if you think you are right, and they are wrong.

My son works in healthcare (nonclinical). He organized the testing for COVID and the operation of hospital employees at one branch of the system he is in with parts of the system transferred to other branches. At his hospital, all employees throughout the system are required to get the flu vaccine. NONE were required to get the Covid vaccine. It was a choice for all of them from doctors to nurses to custodians. Most did not. These are the first-line caregivers in a hospital system.