D&D and the rising pandemic

[Umbran]

It's real. I've seen other pictures of it, elsewhere.

It is real, in that the truck is a real physical object that exists. The images are not photoshopped.

However, there's no sign yet that an actual "Wilmore Funeral Home" exists as a business.

Did a Funeral Home Advertise Using the Slogan 'Don't Get Vaccinated'?

Photographs of a truck advertising "Wilmore Funeral Home" in North Carolina emerged in September 2021. But who was really behind the campaign?

www.snopes.com

 

[Mallus]

I don’t recall anyone posting this here:

TL; DR: Florida’s newly appointed Surgeon General has decided parents will decide if their kids with COVID diagnoses will quarantine or not. Said appointee was part of that group one of whose members postulated COVID was caused by “demon seed”.

Is that a typo? Is it supposed to read "New Florida Witchfinder General"?

 

[briggart]

If that's real, that's one funeral home owner with a really dark sense of humor.

Not sure if that one is real, but this one definitely is:

First one reads: "No to masks, No to social distancing"
Second one is:"Don't get vaccinated, we're ready to handle a pandemic"

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A window into the near future of fighting pandemics:

The next pandemic is already happening – targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it

Sustained surveillance for disease outbreaks at global hot spots may be the key to preventing the next pandemic. MR.Cole_Photographer/Getty ImagesAs more and more people around the world are getting vaccinated, one can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. But the next pandemic threat is...

news.yahoo.com

Also, a ruling in one of the early employee liberties vs vaccine mandates goes to the employers:

U.S. court upholds hospital employee COVID-19 vaccine rule in test case

A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Cincinnati, Ohio-area healthcare provider could require its employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job, in what appears to be the first ruling of its kind for a private employer in the United States. The employees of St. Elizabeth...

finance.yahoo.com

 

[Umbran]

Also, a ruling in one of the early employee liberties vs vaccine mandates goes to the employers:

In Massachusetts, the Governor has instituted a vaccine mandate for government workers - including the state police. The state police union pushed back on that, and a judge has told them to shove it and get vaccinated already.

Judges Denies State Police Bid For Injunction On Vaccine Mandate

The decision leaves unvaccinated troopers with just days to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine or face potential disciplinary action, including the loss of their job, when they are not fully vaccinated by mid-October.

www.wbur.org

The real annoying thing here was that one of the things they wanted was to allow testing instead of vaccination, but then if any officer had to leave the force due to covid, or died of it, it would be treated as a "line of duty" death an injury, which makes a difference in benefits.

So, they recognize that it can maim or kill, and want benefits for it, but don't want to get vaccinated. Sheesh.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

You can’t have your cake and breathe it, too.

 

[Hussar]

Meanwhile in Canada:

Meanwhile, anyone hoping to make the argument that businesses have a duty to accommodate their choice not to get vaccinated on human rights grounds should take a look at the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s new policy statement on COVID-19 vaccine mandates and proof-of-vaccination certificates.

“OHRC’s position is that a person who chooses not to be vaccinated based on personal preference does not have the right to accommodation under the (Human Rights Code),” the commission wrote.

While “creed” is a protected ground under the code, which an unvaccinated person could try to argue their choice not to get the shot falls under, “the OHRC is not aware of any tribunal or court decision that found a singular belief against vaccinations or masks amounted to a creed within the meaning of the Code.”

Further, the commission writes, “personal preferences or singular beliefs do not amount to a creed for the purposes of the Code.”

This should be interesting.

COVID-19: Ontario eases restrictions on indoor, outdoor event venues; Province reports 727 new cases, 65 in Ottawa

The seven-day average in Ontario is now 655 daily cases.

ottawacitizen.com

 

[Ryujin]

Meanwhile in Canada:



This should be interesting.

COVID-19: Ontario eases restrictions on indoor, outdoor event venues; Province reports 727 new cases, 65 in Ottawa

The seven-day average in Ontario is now 655 daily cases.

ottawacitizen.com

I'm already seeing people start to get their backs up about the "proof of vaccination status" bit. Right now the only proof that we have is to show the form we received when vaccinated, either in print or via email, as proof as no "passport" system currently exists. As the university where i work is requiring either proof of vaccination or ongoing screening via test, I had to send that information in. One of my co-workers who had recent health issues, but refused to get vaccinated, actually retired over the issue.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Meanwhile, in Idaho, Governor Brad Little said he would fine businesses with over 100 employees if they enacted a mask mandate.

Its almost like the Mayor in Jaws told people they could only go swimming if they wore swimsuits of freshly butchered meat.

In other Covid news, people in NY who are fired for refusing to be vaccinated will not be eligible for unemployment benefits in most cases. However:

New York is unique from most states in that “a worker who refuses an employer’s directive to get vaccinated may be eligible for [unemployment insurance] in some cases if that person’s work has no public exposure and the worker has a compelling reason for refusing to comply with the directive,” according to the state Department of Labor’s website.

 

[billd91]

Meanwhile, in Idaho, Governor Brad Little said he would fine businesses with over 100 employees if they enacted a mask mandate.

Its almost like the Mayor in Jaws told people they could only go swimming if they wore swimsuits of freshly butchered meat.

Because when you're facing rationing health care, you want to double-down on COVID risk. The stupidity of some people and their politics.

Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge

Idaho public health leaders are letting the state's northern hospitals ration health care because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.

apnews.com