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We also subjected a lot of the population to vaccine mandates in order to retain their employment. That makes sense for some workers, sure, but it bred a lot of

by conradev 10mo ago

We also subjected a lot of the population to vaccine mandates in order to retain their employment. That makes sense for some workers, sure, but it bred a lot of resentment toward authority.

epistasis 10mo ago
It wasn't the CDC doing vaccine mandates, it was some employers, by their own choice. If the mandates were the problem, wouldn't people hate their employers for doing that, not the CDC? It's certainly not the first time people have been required to be vaccinated. I remember talking to some people in the military, who were very upset about the COVID vaccine, yet they get so many more vaccines all the time. Why would they be upset about vaccine mandates for COVID out of nowhere, when they get far more vaccines as a matter of course and have for decades? There's something new in the information space, specifically about COVID and vaccines, and maybe it is such an irrational thing as trying to destroy the CDC because of some employers' mandates for vaccines, because under this all its irrationality, but I don't understand it.
Arainach 10mo ago
It didn't for decades until bad actors spewing lies worked to spread distrust in the system.
croes 10mo ago
Doesn’t the military mandate vaccines for decades
- conradev 10mo ago
  Yes! The DoD uses the military to test novel vaccines with service members. That is part of the “some workers” because you’re being deployed worldwide to new situations. Historically, though, I believe the DoD started it because of the threat of biological/chemical warfare, i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_Vaccine_Immunization_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_Vaccine_Immunization_P... From 2001: In Court, it was ruled that vaccination could not be forced on military personnel without a special order by the president. Thereafter it ran into and judicial obstacles (mainly concerning the methods and viability of the vaccine).

We also subjected a lot of the population to vaccine mandates in order to retain their employment. That makes sense for some workers, sure, but it bred a lot of resentment toward authority.

epistasis 10mo ago

It wasn't the CDC doing vaccine mandates, it was some employers, by their own choice. If the mandates were the problem, wouldn't people hate their employers for doing that, not the CDC? It's certainly not the first time people have been required to be vaccinated. I remember talking to some people in the military, who were very upset about the COVID vaccine, yet they get so many more vaccines all the time. Why would they be upset about vaccine mandates for COVID out of nowhere, when they get far more vaccines as a matter of course and have for decades? There's something new in the information space, specifically about COVID and vaccines, and maybe it is such an irrational thing as trying to destroy the CDC because of some employers' mandates for vaccines, because under this all its irrationality, but I don't understand it.

Arainach 10mo ago

It didn't for decades until bad actors spewing lies worked to spread distrust in the system.

croes 10mo ago

Doesn’t the military mandate vaccines for decades

conradev 10mo ago
Yes! The DoD uses the military to test novel vaccines with service members. That is part of the “some workers” because you’re being deployed worldwide to new situations. Historically, though, I believe the DoD started it because of the threat of biological/chemical warfare, i.e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_Vaccine_Immunization_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_Vaccine_Immunization_P... From 2001: In Court, it was ruled that vaccination could not be forced on military personnel without a special order by the president. Thereafter it ran into and judicial obstacles (mainly concerning the methods and viability of the vaccine).