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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

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Screenshot
text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Conflict
English Government State
English Politics
English Education--K12
English Public Health & Hospitals

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vaccine
vaccine mandate
teacher
children
Orange County
California
politics
Governor Gavin Newsom
Dr. Tómas J. Aragón

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vaccine
mandate
happy
relieved
teacher
children
California
recall
politics
Orange County
Newsom

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Vaccine Stories
Children
K-12

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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

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Covid 19
Children

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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