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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with OP.  If people haven't gotten vaccinated, then they are a lost cause.  But, it is also not fair to be pushing the essential nature of the unvaccinated AND then consider not approving a vaccine for the under 12 set.  Now, many schools and businesses are requiring masks for unvaccinated.  It is UNACCEPTABLE to require masks for all children under the age of 12 forever.  Either push the vaccine through and get it approved OR don't and also drop the mask requirement.  We are in this weird limbo and as you run down the decision tree, I can see the insanity of no vaccine for my kids (because it isn't deemed worth it because the virus isn't that bad for kids) but ALSO a requirement that my kids wear masks.  It isn't minimal  Every day, all day at school. No smiles, no funny faces, impaired breathing for my child with asthma.  This is absolute insanity and we are all complicit in it.[/quote]

Disagree.  In hospitals where they had vaccine mandates, the mandates pushed the holdout staff to get vaccinated.  People don't want to lose their jobs.  Half the US military was unvaccinated the last time I checked, because the vaccine is currently optional. Enough employers make it mandatory and vaccination rates will soar.[/quote]

So are you saying that in order for kids to be able to go to school maskless, employers will have to mandate vaccinations for adult employees?[/quote]

Ding Ding Ding!  We have a winner!

YES! That's exactly what they're saying.[/quote]
Some employers (including mine) require vaccines. We got this requirement a few weeks ago: If you don't show your vaccination record or if you didn't get a shot, a disciplinary action will be pursued against you, which includes unpaid leave or possible loss of employment. This may improve %  of vaccinated adults, but I don't think that this will do anything with kids being maskless in schools.[/quote]

It should at least increase the percentage of vaxxed by 10 percent or so, which gets us closer to herd immunity, which will eventually help kids be maskless.[/quote]

What percentage of the population do we need to achieve herd immunity?  Does anyone know?[/quote]

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