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An anti vaxxer at my work thinks that when the authorised worker restrictions are lifted he won't have to get vaccinated.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!
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(10-08-2021, 05:12 AM)capcom link Wrote:You do realise I'm married to one and have dozens of friends in the States that I communicate with every day ... on both sides of the growing divide
Yes, I did know that. As I mentioned above, I have family in Texas and several mates who I communicate with most days. A sizeable number of my former colleagues are ex-pat Americans too, as is one of my neighbours.
A bit before my time, but one of my cousins was married to Atkins Jefferson McLemore, a cowboy, goldminer and newspaperman who represented Texas as delegate-at-large in the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth United States congresses, 1915–19.
It is a diverse nation but the "growing divide" is no larger than it has been in the past, and considerably smaller than it was in the first half of the last century.
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Interesting trivia question:
When did the US Government impose its first mass mandated vaccination or inoculation?
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Answer: George Washington ordered the mass inoculation of the 40,000 strong Continental Army in 1777 against smallpox. This was done by infecting them with the less virulent cowpox which would immunise them against smallpox. Technically, this wasn’t a vaccination as it involved infection with a “live” virus rather than activating the immune system with inactive virus fragments or similar.
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(10-08-2021, 06:32 AM)shawny link Wrote:I wouldn’t be so quick to think he’s wrong yet. It won’t be the first time Dan back flips.
I tried to get additional labour for a city job we are on and was told labour hire is struggling as there is still a fair percentage that are not even single vaccinated - I was quite surprised tbh. The girl I go through for labour said you would be shocked at the numbers that are willing to stay home and not work then get the vaccine.
In fairness especially early days I wasn’t keen on it either and was really against my children taking it but as we all love travelling interstate and I need to go on site from time to time the decision was taken from me. Once my kids decided to get it I was always going to follow despite admitting parts of the handling of it I made me feel uneasy.
Anyhow I got it but I guess if you don’t have commitments maybe live alone and have the cash to sit idle you could stand firm for a few more months and see how things play out.
That's the thing isn't it; a choice between getting somewhere close to normal or staying as we are now. I know where I'd rather be.
I wasn't sure whether it would be constitutional but all Victorian members of parliament have to produce evidence of vaccination before they can attend parliament now.
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(10-08-2021, 09:13 AM)capcom link Wrote:As the record holder for the longest locked down city in the world, no surprise. The worst run state in the commonwealth >
I'm starting to swing to that view myself- would never have believed it before this.
Reality always wins in the end.
