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I got a friend who was forced to take the anthrax vaccine as an enlisted going into Iraq. Anthrax vaccine is well known for pretty severe side effects too. It'
by dragontamer 5y ago
I got a friend who was forced to take the anthrax vaccine as an enlisted going into Iraq.
Anthrax vaccine is well known for pretty severe side effects too. It's not like the COVID-19 vaccine at all. But the military has a long tradition of force protection measures like this.
Honestly, this comes off more like some entitled officer thinking they have more sway than they actually do.
- mywacaday 5y agoIreland has has similar problems with malaria vaccine, https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/75-soldiers-suing-over-anti-malaria-drug-lariam-36919501.html https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/75-soldiers-suing... not sure where it ended up.
- xdennis 5y agoMistakes in the past don't justify mistakes in the present.
- pensatoio 5y agoYou're totally right, but I think there's also something to said for setting new precedent. Status quo rarely changes without disruption.
- jjeaff 5y agoSo the new precedent would be that you can refuse an order in the military if you think that order might cause you harm? Seems like that might not work out well.
- pensatoio 5y agoI'm not making an argument, I'm simply addressing the parent comment. Perhaps the status quo in question is whether forcing service members to take a vaccine (totally lawful) is justified in this case. Even the CDC director is openly admitting that pushing these brand new vaccines so aggressively was "overly optimistic." Again, not making an argument here, just pointing out that the status quo in the military for _these specific vaccines_ may change as a result of a shifting political landscape, and a lawsuit like this may well be the avenue.
- jjeaff 5y agoOverly optimistic in terms of harm or just overly optimistic in terms of effectiveness? Because those are two different things.
- WaxedChewbacca 5y ago