If only he was an isolated case…
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OK, at my desktop and can c/p the entire piece:
Disney reaches vaccination agreement with unionized employees - Orlando Sentinel
Disney reached an agreement with unions representing its workers Monday requiring all on-site employees to be fully vaccinated by late October, excluding specific exemptions.
Under an agreement signed Monday, on-site employees will have to be fully vaccinated — at least two weeks out from completing the course of their COVID-19 shot — and provide proof of their vaccination by Oct. 22.
Employees can request exemptions from receiving the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, under the terms of the agreement.
In late July, The Walt Disney Company announced it would require all non-union hourly and salaried employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The company gave on-site employees 60 days starting from July 30 to complete their round of vaccinations and asked employees working from home to provide proof of vaccination before they could return to work.
“This means to work at Walt Disney World, unless you have a medical or religious accommodation need, that you will be required to be vaccinated,” Unite Here Local 362 president Eric Clinton said. “Vaccines are the best way to protect all of us, and Disney will be requiring it of its cast members.”
Those seeking medical accommodations need to have a note from their doctor detailing the disability or medical condition, its duration and limitations and explaining how the disability or condition prevents the employee from receiving the vaccine, the contract read.
Employees who ask for religious accommodations have to explain how their religious beliefs or practices specifically prevent them from getting vaccinated.
Under either situation, Disney can contact the employees’ physicians or spiritual leaders and discuss vaccination within the context of the employees’ limitations, according to the contract.
Disney will then meet with employees on a case-by-case basis to discuss their circumstances and determine if the company can accommodate their request through measures like face coverings, alternative roles or additional safety measures, it read.
If Disney and employees cannot reach accommodations in the employee’s current position, the employee will be eligible to transfer to another open qualified position. If an employee cannot be accommodated in their position, they could be terminated but would be eligible for rehire.
In an unsigned statement, Disney said the agreement helps prioritize and protect the health and safety of cast members.
Of the approximately 60,000 people currently employed at Walt Disney World, around 38,000 are unionized and represented by the Service Trades Council, Clinton said.
Disney will host vaccination events on property in the coming weeks to allow for interested cast members to receive their vaccines, Local 362 said in a statement. The union represents workers in capacities like attractions and custodial across the resort.
Clinton said the union was satisfied with the terms of the contract, adding that the majority of members are already vaccinated.
He said he would have liked to have mandatory COVID testing included as part of the accommodations for those who are exempt from receiving the vaccine, but Disney did not agree to the stipulation.
“Our major concern going into this was making sure that people who needed an accommodation would be able to get one, and get one in a timely fashion that would not have them lose employment for a long period of time, and I believe that we’ve successfully accomplished that in partnership with the company,” he said.
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I was looking for something else about Baylor College of Medicine and stumbled across this. In case anyone was curious about potential for Delta spread in a large group of young 97% vaccinated people. 
Surprised I didn’t hear about this until now.
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I just saw a prediction by Fauci that there is no getting back to normal in the USA until next spring. Having a hard time with this, although not surprised. Today was the first orientation for school for my new high schooler and everyone starts in a week.
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I hope you haven’t caught it. Hopefully even if you have, it should be a mild or even asymptomatic case since you’re vaccinated. I wish these women were getting vaccinated too, though I do understand them being worried about it.
ETA oh I didn’t even think about taking Avery to Vermont! Argh! Fingers crossed for you both!
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At least our school board decided to do the right thing, school starts next wed.
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Just a little to your south in WI, our district is still mask optional, with remote learning available for all who want it too. I think that’s the right choice for our community and will make the most people happy, but there may be another vote yet. It was 7-2 last time with the only 2 voting for masks people who have severe illness situations in their families.
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Unfortunately we don’t have the option of remote learning this year, so its in person or switch to homeschool 
which isn’t an option for us.
I think this is the right option to start out the school year, and if things change, can always go back to optional. Definitely don’t want it turning out like the south is currently.
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You have probably mentioned this earlier in the thread, but what part of the country are in?
Suburban Philadelphia…about 45 minutes north of Center City.
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PSA: You can add your location (state or whatever) to your profile if that’s something you’re comfortable with doing. Helpful as we compare notes. (I can’t keep y’all straight, TBH. 
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Have I mentioned I live in Texas and things are really bad here? 
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Thank you, it’s interesting to hear experiences in different parts of the country.
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It is unclear now whether I was truly exposed. She insists she could not be positive as they have been isolated for weeks building a cabin. We do a rapid test on all our admits, she came back positive. She wanted a PCR test done…which came back negative 4 hours later. So hopefully it was a false positive on the rapid.
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Oh it sounds like it! That’s good.
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From the creators of the “Heart Chart” comes…The Liner Map.
I didn’t have time to, nor want to, stalk any locations out, so this is just from memory, for a mix of 60 or so of the most recent/frequent posters and avatars that are most familiar to me. Tried to be as precise as possible from what people have shared, and that I can recall. This is pretty much what I’m visualizing as I interact with people here, especially on topics where things vary by our locations.
(No offense to anyone I missed, or placed incorrectly. This was a rushed exercise and a way to avoid doing my job for an hour.)
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Nice job!
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This is fantastic. I’m in the right spot, FYI. (Mine was probably the easiest, besides maybe @OBNurseNH? Edit: oh, and @socalgaljmg_745911.)
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