South FL Landlord Requires New Tenants to be Vaccinated
It seems odd that the same people citing "Religious Exemption" for refusing the covid vaccines do not cite the same reason for not getting vaccinated against the flu, rubella, mumps, measles, polio, and whooping cough. They also seem to have no qualms about taking aspirin, benadryl, insulin, plavix, statins, or vitamin supplements on a daily basis.
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There are some people who believe in garbage conspiracy theories---like a vaccine would insert a "microchip" into them so the government could keep tabs on them.
There are some people who are mighty sensitive to an "infringement upon rights," and don't consider the public health issue involved with COVID. Those sorts of people remind me of Typhoid Mary.
Then....there are some people who are reluctant to take the COVID vaccines because it doesn't seem to confer the same protection from the illness as, say, the polio, measles, mumps, etc. vaccines. They notice people getting "breakthrough infections"--less serious, usually, but troubling. There is the sense that "not enough research has been done," and that taking the vaccine would inject into the body something whose character is not "known" enough.
I took the vaccine. And I believe we all should take the vaccine. But it is sort of understandable why there are people who are reluctant to take the vaccine.
The subject of this thread is not about people refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus; it is about a landlord's right to decide who shall and shall not have access to the landlord's privately-owned rental property.
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Maybe this might help you understand the point of view of many of these people regarding the covid vaccinations, and how they differ from other medication:
Source: https://lozierinstitute.org/an-ethics-assessment-of-covid-19-vaccine-programs/
I say they are being both hypocritical and disingenuous by citing the "religious exemption" rule to avoid the coronavirus vaccine when they would gladly pop a few pills to avoid a headache.
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I say they are being both hypocritical and disingenuous by citing the "religious exemption" rule to avoid the coronavirus vaccine when they would gladly pop a few pills to avoid a headache.
Except the pills they "pop" aren't created through the use of aborted foetuses (as opposed to the vacines, which detail you thoughtfully cut from my post when "quoting" it, that were created using these), and so would not impact on their religious beliefs.
The fact you may not agree with those people on this point doesn't change the fact that to them this is a relevent, and important, consideration with regards to their religious beliefs.
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So citing "Religious Objections" to the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna is just a lame-arsed excuse, and the landlord is well within his rights to refuse to rent to anyone who does not receive them.
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used cells originally isolated from fetal tissue (often referred to as fetal cells), some of which
were originally derived from an aborted fetus. The use of fetal cell lines is a very sensitive and
important topic within some faith communities and among individuals with concerns about the
ethics of using materials derived in this way.
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Early in the development of mRNA vaccine technology, fetal cells were used for “proof of
concept” (to demonstrate how a cell could take up mRNA and produce the SARS-CoV-2 spike
protein) or to characterize the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Source: https://www.health.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/COVID%20Vaccine%20Page/COVID-19_Vaccine_Fetal_Cell_Handout.pdf
Source: https://factcheckni.org/articles/covid-19-vaccines-and-aborted-fetuses/
The question is what the individual believes regarding the use of these cells in the development or testing of the vaccine - what you say they should believe\how you think this should affect their individual beliefs has no value.
From the report YOU CITED...
Now that you have derailed yet another thread with misleading information, you can go away happy ... I hope.
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Also, each person is issued a "shot-card", detailing when and where they were vaccinated, and which type of vaccine they received (I received the Pfizer, and my wife received the Moderna). This shot-card must be shown on demand to gain access in many public entertainment venues in Los Angeles County, for example.
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From the report YOU CITED...
Now that you have derailed yet another thread with misleading information, you can go away happy ... I hope.
As I stated, what you think on the subject has no value - It is what the individual's religious beliefs are that concerns how the individual treats the vaccine.
You would also have noticed, from the quote you removed:
concept” (to demonstrate how a cell could take up mRNA and produce the SARS-CoV-2 spike
protein) or to characterize the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Source: https://www.health.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/COVID%20Vaccine%20Page/COVID-19_Vaccine_Fetal_Cell_Handout.pdf
For some people, the mere use of those cells for testing can be enough (regardless of any reports you, or anyone else, may produce which states the use of the vaccines is "ethical") for them to decide the use of such material derived this way is against their religious beliefs.
Accusing me of "lying", or "derailing a thread with misinformation", when I am simply trying to provide an insight into the reason some people have a legitimate (to them) religion-based reason to not want to have the vaccine, doesn't change the fact that these reason exists in those people's minds - attacking me for simply trying to explain how those people think\feel isn't going to make them suddenly change their personal beliefs.