Asked why something wasn't conditioned in the morning. I said three associates called out due to the vaccine. He asked me if i would be getting it? My answer obviously is no.
Said that if there are two people in a room in a meeting of people at the corporate office are not vaccinated then they all have to wear masks. He then said if I dont get vaccinated I will have to continue wearing a mask at work. I again said ok I won't be getting it.
Then he asked if I get the flu vax I said no I said the only ones I've had are the ones you get when you are a kid. I said I dont do experimental vaccines. He quipped back well those were experimental. I said they also took longer than 6 months to make and went through extensive studies and the fact I was a child so my parents had power of attorney.
My question to the community is: are businesses allowed to ask for proof of vax or force you to wear the mask if you dont prove you've been vaccinated? Wouldn't that be against hippa, or some sort of discrimination?
I would say it's just about a certainty that HIPPA laws should protect against this sort of thing. Will they actually be followed? Who the hell knows.
Best would be to work towards a type of position that involves contractor work, being your own boss, starting some sort of business, remote work, etc. Things may be "mostly" fine now, but who knows what'll happen in the next 5 years
I had thought about HIPAA issues, but consider 'drug tests', which are mandatory for many jobs, and also consider kids in school - they require all manner of vaccines. Maybe kids in school are different ?
I thought also about foreign travel to certain 'dodgy' countries (disease-wise); you can't visit some countries without a vaccine. I know that's not US specific, but just an example.