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Post by gks on Apr 3, 2021 9:32:48 GMT -5
The vaccines are being given under an emergency use authorization. You can't mandate that a person be vaccinated under a EUA. I'm confused. A college wouldn't be mandating anyone inject anything into their bodies. A college would be limiting acceptance to applicants who have a high school diploma, who have passed a physical exam, who have paid their tuition, and who are vaccinated. There's a big difference isn't there? Perhaps returning students would have a stronger case than incoming students and perhaps a college could allow non vaccinated remote students while limiting campus access to vaccinated students. If having a vaccine is a requirement of acceptance how is it not a mandate?
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 3, 2021 9:51:16 GMT -5
I'm confused. A college wouldn't be mandating anyone inject anything into their bodies. A college would be limiting acceptance to applicants who have a high school diploma, who have passed a physical exam, who have paid their tuition, and who are vaccinated. There's a big difference isn't there? Perhaps returning students would have a stronger case than incoming students and perhaps a college could allow non vaccinated remote students while limiting campus access to vaccinated students. If having a vaccine is a requirement of acceptance how is it not a mandate? My logic is it's like Certs, "both a breath mint and a candy - two mints in one". It is mandated that only vaccinated students are allowed on campus but no one is mandated to put anything in their body they don't want. They can still be remote students and remain unvaccinated. The same way nobody is mandated to get a driver's license but if you want to drive a license is mandatory.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 3, 2021 12:51:21 GMT -5
Another thought on vaccinations. The parents of the baby boomers, "the greatest generation" handled the decision making on giving the polio vaccine to their children and polio has been effectively eliminated as a health threat in the U.S. Do you think the current baby boomers and their descendants, who will be making the decisions about Covid vaccinations will have the same success?
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 4, 2021 11:17:07 GMT -5
A question: what pct of classes at HC this spring are ‘in person’ ?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 5, 2021 10:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 11, 2021 7:40:47 GMT -5
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Post by Chu Chu on Apr 11, 2021 11:00:38 GMT -5
Thanks for assembling this, Phreek. It seems as though we will be dealing with sequelae from this pandemic for some time to come. One issue that you did not mention is a condition that occurs in children following COVID-19 infection, known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C). This is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. We do not yet know what causes MIS-C, but observations indicate that most children with MIS-C have previously had COVID-19, which seems to trigger the reaction. MIS-C can be serious, and sometimes deadly, but most children have eventually gotten better with medical care. www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/children/mis-c.html
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