In this article, the authors talk about the situation with L.A. firefighters and their opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine. As of right now, only 55% of the firefighters in the L.A. Fire Department have begun the vaccine process with the other 45% not choosing to yet. This has troubled the fire chief because he believes he is not legally able to make his employees get vaccinated, and I agree. Whether or not it is the right thing to do ethically, I believe that the firefighters should not be forced to take it. Obviously, it would be beneficial for them to as it would limit the exposure of the disease that the people they are helping would get. However, since individuals are not legally forced to take other vaccines, I do not think that these firefighters should be forced to either. It is a difficult situation for the fire chief to be in as we are clearly in a pandemic, but he is definitely making the right decision in my mind because he is respecting certain freedoms we are entitled to as Americans.
Jeremy Cardenas Blog #1
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccines-dont-appeal-to-some-firefighters-even-with-prizes-11612188230
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