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Sorry, Not Sorry. Vaccines Are Necessary.
Title (Dublin Core)
Sorry, Not Sorry. Vaccines Are Necessary.
Description (Dublin Core)
In two years of everything under the sun becoming political, it’s not a shock that vaccines are yet another unnecessarily politicized topic. Of course, unlike masks, which were not a part of our daily routine prior to 2020, vaccinations and anti-vaxxers are not new. And honestly, if my two elementary aged kids could be vaccinated I would care a lot less about anti-vaxxers. I think they’re selfish, but for the most part, they’d be hurting themselves (and the immuno compromised that cannot be vaccinated.) But my kids can’t be vaccinated and I have been trying to stay positive knowing next week they’re walking into a classroom with only a mask for protection. I asked my mom “what is their teachers are unvaccinated?” I mean, every unvaccinated person poses a risk - what is the adult in charge is an anti-vaxxer and anti-masker? So it was with complete and utter shock and total relief to get the official word that teachers in the state of CA must be vaccinated. It’s a shame that this seals the fate on governor Newsom’s recall. I don’t love the guy, but I sure as heck want him more than a DeSantis and considering the last time CA recalled a governor, we ended up with the Terminator in charge…well. With Florida’s teachers being threatened with losing their pay over mandating masks, I am relieved to live in a state taking the opposite approach. Call us Commiefornia, I don’t care. Like I’ve been saying for a year and a half, this is a public health crisis. This isn’t about politics, it’s about an invisible virus that is continuing to mutate and spread. And as a teacher, I truly believe it’s my responsibility to do anything to help mitigate the spread.
Date (Dublin Core)
August 11, 2021
Creator (Dublin Core)
Kathryn Jue
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Kathryn Jue
Type (Dublin Core)
Screenshot
text story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Conflict
English
Government State
English
Politics
English
Education--K12
English
Public Health & Hospitals
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
vaccine
vaccine mandate
teacher
children
Orange County
California
politics
Governor Gavin Newsom
Dr. Tómas J. Aragón
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
vaccine
mandate
happy
relieved
teacher
children
California
recall
politics
Orange County
Newsom
Collection (Dublin Core)
Vaccine Stories
Children
K-12
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/11/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
09/15/2021
09/20/2021
04/19/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
08/11/2021
This item was submitted on August 11, 2021 by Kathryn Jue using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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