Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

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[–]ReeferMadness 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It should be 100%. But I guess they already selected for stupidity by taking the bottom of the barrel. You don't join if you have options.

No active duty marine should be in any danger from the virus. The vaccine is far more dangerous to them.

On top of that it hasn't completed testing.

[–]Tigerbitecrazy 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Since when does any branch of the military give you a choice about vaccinations?

[–]Doberlady 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

At my job they told us "get the measles vaccine or you're fired." So I'm not sure why the govt. can't tell marines to get the covid vaccine. After all, they can tell marines to go to some other country and just die for no reason just as easily. My dad says that in the Vietnam war they inoculated everyone for everything, one guy after another all in a line. No one said no. (not that they could)

[–]ReeferMadness 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Your job violated your rights. One crime does not justify another.

[–]Joeysucks 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Your job is a private company and stupid lolbertarians and conservatives have done everything in their power ever since the Reagan era to ensure that private companies can do whatever they want. There is nothing more delicious than watching the economic right finally begin to reap the rewards of decades of short-sighted and idiotic policies.

[–]SaidOverRed 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Libertarians yes. Conservatives, no.

[–]Vigte[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly, you would expect them to be trying to offer it to them ALL by now, you always want your defenders in top shape - but it's like they literally don't care.

But then you have the 40% rejection rate.

The whole article is a roller-coaster of black and white pills, lol.

[–]Vigte[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As of Thursday, approximately 75,500 Marines have received vaccines, including fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated service men and women. About 48,000 Marines have chosen not to receive vaccines, for a declination rate of 38.9%.

Aside from how high 40% is (good for them), it's also fucked up they've only even tried to vaccinate around 125,000 Marines this far in (it can't be that low... can it?)