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Old 04-25-2021, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I don't consider that a reason mostly because I fall squarely into that category of people, and I got vaccinated.

I'm younger (not even 60 yet). I worked at Publix from February 2020 til mid-December 2020, making more than minimum wage (I started at $13.20 and asked to transfer to a lower-paying department because me + stocking shelves = not a good match, final pay was $11/hour). I'm SURE I was exposed to it, there were enough people who refused to mask or social distance, who came in with the sniffles or just had something stuck in their throat and were coughing while I was bagging their groceries, etc. I'm sure if I had left there saying I was too worried about Covid, I could've taken advantage of the PEUC money and unemployment compensation.

But I left because I developed bursitis in my hip on top of osteoporosis and just can't work standing still for any length of time, and the job required that I do a lot of standing still. I was honest, and chose to not even try collecting unemployment. We definitely could've used the money but eh - not worth the headache filling out the forms.

But no, I don't count people who don't "want" to get vaccinated as a "reason" for not getting vaccinated.

Try working in a factory with average temps between high eighties to the nineties doing heavy lifting and forced to wear a face mask. They didn’t have the luxury of opting to stay home.

If they don’t want the vaccine, they have my support even though I have had both doses months ago.