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The problem is not the vaccine by itself, it is that you no longer have a say in what happens with your body.

I guess switching jobs is the only cure for this unfortunate trend.

I don't understand this argument. This isn't the first time vaccines have been required. For instance, every state has required vaccines for school attendance--from kindergarten through college.

Here's the list for Texas: https://dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/school-requirements.a...

Are you opposed to those mandates as well, or is this one different?

Vaccines that are under EUA status?

This one is different. In my country in 2018, deaths caused by the flu was more than 50% of all registered Corona deaths. Just that season alone.

Now some wants to mandate Corona vaccines, but then what about flu vaccines ?

Understood. I rarely get a straight answer to that question from people who make the "it's my body" argument, so I appreciate the reply.

Did your country restrict or mandate anything to prevent COVID-19 spreading?

I don't know about GP's country, but http://euromomo.eu/ has a lot of data whereby one can answer such questions for multiple countries in Europe.

Interesting. Which country?

Denmark.

Table 2 states 1,644 deaths due to the flu.

https://www.ssi.dk/sygdomme-beredskab-og-forskning/sygdomsov...

English article:

https://cphpost.dk/?p=101073

Deaths caused by Corona is currently at 2,547. And out of 5.8M people there is currently 10 in serious or critical condition.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/denmark/

Companies can mandate no smoking as a condition for entering their buildings. Is this also an example of the company having an unreasonable say in what happens with your body?

I wouldn't compare a vaccine to a no smoking rule, it's not the same.

They are very similar. They are both workplace safety policies. They both reduce danger to other employees. They both place conditions on entering the workplace based on whether or not you put something into your body. You could say the same thing about a "no intoxication at work" policy, especially if work involves heavy machinery.

Whether it's mandating what goes into your body or what doesn't, the aim of the policy is the same: Preventing the reckless behavior of one person from harming other employees.

EDIT because I can't reply:

I don't understand what you mean by "give up control of your body". There is no evidence that taking a COVID vaccine results in loss of control of your body or limbs, or remote control of it by someone else. Hundreds of millions of people have taken it, and they all remain fully in control of their bodies.

I agree to disagree then.

The No Smoking policy mandates what you should not do, same as there is a Must Wear Clothes policy.

On the other hand you have the vaccine mandate, which forces you to give up control of your body if you want the job.

Such a policy should not be mandated by a private company, at most it should be encouraged and optional.

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