I'm doing research for my boyfriend who we both think is at risk of losing his job because he does not feel comfortable putting this new, unlicensed by the FDA, mRNA Vaccine in his body. He is NOT in healthcare or any industry where it might make sense for an employer to push this.
I know this will start happening to millions of people. I am NOT an anti-vaxxer, I just feel uncomfortable putting something in my body that messes with my DNA and has never been used on a wide scale like this before. THIS VACCINE ESSENTIALLY PUTS A BLUEPRINT IN YOUR BODY THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, THEREFORE MAKING YOUR OWN BODY CREATE A PORTION OF THIS VACCINE TO INITIATE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE. Sorry, no for me.
What do we do?? I looked up research and apparently this is completely legal and within their rights to fire you. I even live in a red state.
What are other people in the situation doing???
We are NOT folding.
might work. i think it would be more effective to simply say you got it, and know they can't ask for proof via hippa?
HIPAA is more about other people disclosing patient information. A patient can disclose whatever he/she wants without issue, and an employer can ask directly for certain private information. They can’t use it against someone though. Pretty much all public schools require vaccination proof.
I get notes from employees fairly often to justify extended sick leave. Not that I would do anything, but I can’t let someone go or penalize them because of a medical condition. Most employers know this.
My suggested strategy is to build either an IIED claim or ADA protection. So in a scenario where an employer asks for a vaccination card and you have established a medical or psychological condition or issue in re the vaccine with a therapist/psychiatrist, they can’t fire you for that medical condition, which includes an aversion to the vaccine.