Pretty much everyone I watch on FOX News says to get vaccinated...

Died "with" covid... Not necessarily "from" covid...

Then why were we initially told that if you got vaccinated you were safe from GETTING covid?

Wasn't that what it was designed to do?

And btw, I've not only had covid (2 years ago), but I've had both my vax shots, plus a booster...

We’d better get used to a new way of living

Whose rules? Vaccinated, booster#1, booster #2, booster #3 - most of us will eventually get one of the variations.

Absolutely! I chose to get vaxed due to my age but I still got Covid. Definitely NOT asymptomatic

That "between the lines", is what got us to where we are today.

I don't understand, people would rather loose their job before getting vaccinated, but how do they intend to survive without an income ?

So true

Are you paying attention? Vaccinated folks still pass it on!!! You can’t outrun it forever unless you move to a private island

I’m vaxed, had horrible, scary reaction to the booster. I support your decision

Right on. I knew a 51 year old who 3 weeks ago died with Covid, but it was her diabetes, confinement to a wheel chair and kidney problems that really took her life. Just so happens she had Covid. The doctor told the family even without Covid her days were numbered.

In 2020 I had a 92 year old uncle die while hospitalized. The day before he died they tested him for Covid 3 times, each time he was negative. I'm sure they were attempting to say he died from Covid.

Because it's time for people to take responsibility for themselves. You get a hand out for a while, but at some point it stops.

Older people decided to retire early because of the pandemic. Younger people are taking their jobs or going to school to learn their skills. Unemployment applications are lowest in decades. Starbucks need to pay more and give better benefits to attract workers.

Probably the same reason the world was in disbelief when they were told the earth was round not flat and not the center of the universe. It's called LEARNING and it comes from discovery and (sorry for the "S" word) Science. No one ever claimed science was 100% perfect.

Science (noun)
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
"the world of science and technology"

You mean like these?

"According to Glassdoor, baristas at Starbucks typically make between $10 and $15 an hour. But hourly wages are hardly what makes this company so great to work for. Starbucks also offers healthcare benefits for both part- and full-time workers, along with 401(k) matching, and discounted stock options for company shares"...

Since you asked ...

The vast majority of the sheeple are tone deaf to real scientific facts ... preferring statements from talking heads such as "pandemic of the unvaccinated" ... when we all now KNOW the vaccinated are acquiring the virus and spreading it to others whether they have symptoms or not. Just look at the fully vaccinated cruise ships being shut down. But, they love the division ... standing on their "holier than thou" towers and ****ing on those of us who choose to protect our health from the dangers of these mRNA shots. If the vaccines do anything to prevent acquisition or spread of the virus, why do the vaccinated (3 & 4 shots now) still have to wear a mask? The answer, of course, is that the vax'd can and DO spread the virus just as readily as the unvaxxed. It's not the sole domain of the unvaxxed. If you're vax'd, they say you have a better chance of not getting sick / hospitalized / dying and that appears to be true. But, getting vax'd does not stop any spreading.

Sure, an unvaccinated individual might be more likely to get sick / hospitalized. But, as a free American citizen, it is not my duty to take a treatment (shot) for something just because the hospitals are overflowing. Since it has been shown that the unvaccinated are NOT a threat to the vaccinated, staying unvaccinated is a simple personal medical decision.

The government liars and the media liars have been very successful in promoting the lie that the unvaccinated are the reason we still have covid. But, repeating a lie over and over doesn't make it true. Last year, I read so many of you here anticipating that you will be *free* of masks and able to fully engage in life with no concerns at all and just salivating over the prospects of the unvaxxed not being able to eat out or take a cruise or many other things. How's that working out for you?

I laugh at the cities that have vax mandates in order to do just about anything. Why? Because in their ignorance, they limit attendance to only vaxxed people who will then spread covid only amongst themselves. It's like people shooting in a circle. In reality, they're keeping me out and safe - LOL

So, yes, that Starbucks latte made by a fully vaccinated individual who is infected but asymptomatic and wearing a mask may still come with a side of covid. Caution: contents may be HOT.

Not good. Very bad. Forcing vaccinations does not stop the spread of the virus. State your reason why and how this could be good and your anticipated outcome of forced vaccination.

They are working, at better paying jobs.

Sure give the employees even more money and benefits.........then instead of $5 for a cup of Mocha Bocha Carmel Latte it will be more like $8 to $10. That makes no sense

This is just my opinion and it's worth what you paid for it, lol. It appears to me that the latest variant is quite a bit less lethal. Tracking new cases is becoming like tracking new cases of the common cold.

Not sure if you are referring to a specific post or not, but in general - no one is forcing anyone to get vaxed. Society has decided to encourage people to get vaxed because of the well understood benefits (despite the protests of several stable geniuses on this forum) of the vaccine. You are, however, given an out - you can get tested to "prove" that at some point you did not have the virus. For a long time, the gov and many businesses even footed the bill. Footing the bill is stopping, at least for testing, in come cases.

So, to summarize

A company is withing their rights to insist that all employees be vaxed or tested regularly.
A person can refuse to be vaxed and or tested if they chose.
If the company and the person cannot find common ground, they are free to part ways

"Common ground" might include "the company agrees to pay for testing" or in might not.

No one is forced to do anything.

I personally think $5 is to much for cup of coffee

Yeah, we'll just ignore those outside studies such as the one from Ontario, Canada (83% of population is vaxxed) last week that showed over 70% of those hospitalized were vaxxed. Source below. Vitamins for me. Thanks for playing. Hospitalizations | COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Ontario

Where are these "better paying jobs"?

"According to Glassdoor, baristas at Starbucks typically make between $10 and $15 an hour. But hourly wages are hardly what makes this company so great to work for. Starbucks also offers healthcare benefits for both part- and full-time workers, along with 401(k) matching, and discounted stock options for company shares"...

"Shirley" you jest...

Starbucks has some of the lowest paying positions in the industry right now...(up north) people are going across the street to Dunkin and getting $18/hr PLUS benefits if over 30 hrs/wk. The company talks big about equity, fairness and fair trade but...you fill in the blanks.

Just keep testing and isolating to protect those who can’t benefit from the vaccine. I respect your position. Just choose your options carefully and help us starve this virus family.

Exactly
 

Virtue signaling by those who got vaccinated….too dumb to know the real science-

No Tests to be found
 

Good luck finding the tests. My Mom is in Assisted Living. Each week, before going in to see her, the front desk nurse would give me the 15 minute nose swab test. For the past three weeks I have had to bring a sealed box/test to the facility, where they did the test. They were unable to obtain them. I have been unable to find any as well.

Starbucks at Sumter Landing
 

Here’s one better —- Starbucks at Sumter Landing today has a sign: “New Hours: 5 am - 11 am”. Really - 11 am????? What a shame. Guess I’ll go to Dunkin’ from now on for coffee drinks.

I just keep in mind that being vaccinated and boosted along with a good immune system is all one needs to know to feel safe in this crazy world of Covid these days. The key, however, is having a good immune system and not a compromised immune system.

Hit a bit of a nerve there, didn't I.

Explain to me how they're getting paid to sit on their asses? Unemployment is maxed at $275 a week in Florida and you have to qualify. There hasn't been any extra unemployment money in Florida since June. So I'd like to know where you think "they're" (who's they're anyway?) getting money.

The vaccines are effective at keeping people from being hospitalized. Most people hospitalized with Covid are UN-vaccinated. What is it going to take for people to understand what the vaccines are meant to do. These mRNA vaccines are not sterilizing vaccines which do prevent the spread of a disease. These vaccines were developed to keep people out of the hospital and to prevent most people from dying of Covid. They do what they were developed to do.

Maybe in the future there will be a sterilizing vaccine to prevent transmission of the virus. By the way......."sterilizing" does not mean sterilizing a human, it means sterilizing the virus.

Absolutely correct. Give this person a cigar.

The vaccines protect you from dying (if you have a normal immune system).

No need to read any of that stuff. Just look at the numbers of people who are hospitalized with Covid. Most are UN-vaccinated. That is all everyone needs to know and realize that being vaccinated protects you from hospitalization and dying if you have a normal immune system.

I do not agree with the CEO's open border views but I sure do love me some Starbucks!

What makes you think the vaccines are a failure? Holy cow. The vaccine is designed to keep people from hospitalization and death for people with healthy immune systems. It is doing that in spades. Have you seen the numbers of people who are hospitalized and are UN-vaccinated? Those are the people who are glutting our health care facilities, NOT the vaccinated.

That is not what we were told at all. I distinctly remember finally being fully vaccinated and was totally relieved that I would not wind up in the hospital if I contracted Covid. I don't recall ever being informed that these mRNA vaccines would prevent transmission of Covid. Sterilizing vaccines prevent transmission of diseases and these mRNA vaccines are not that type of vaccine. I've know this all along. I guess it depends on your news sources.

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