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> Firing thousands of workers for not being vaccinated (including those, to repeat, who have natural immunity through infection) is also unprecedented

Is this true in the US? It seems unreasonable.

What I've seen in the EU is that antibodies and frequent PCR testing are deemed just as acceptable as vaccination, and I think it makes sense.

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Yes. It is true. There is no exception for natural immunity. Some places are theoretically willing to accept weekly PCR testing. But good luck actually keeping your job if you go that route. The whole thing is so politicized that you become one of the deplorables by choosing that route.

Given that vaccinated people can also get infected and transmit the virus, it is bizarre that we have accepted so easily the premise that only unvaccinated people need to take a weekly PCR test.

The article is probably cherry-picking something a-la [0] out of context. In short, in that specific case the largest healthcare provider in New York fired a small fraction of their total workforce because those people's choice to not vaccinate is putting other people's lives at risk. This is neither unprecedented nor unreasonable. This doesn't instil any kind of confidence in the rest of the writing.

[0] https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

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