12/26/2023 0 Comments Change.org mugen archiveVaccinated adults under the age of 50 face a hospitalization rate from Covid of less than 1 in 100,000. In other words, the public benefit invoked to justify the original Covid vaccine mandate is not present here.įurthermore, the booster mandate provides a negligible benefit for GMU students and staff, precisely because all are already vaccinated and thus protected against serious illness. The University makes no mention of this risk in its mandate.Ĭonversely, it is now beyond dispute that vaccination cannot stop transmission and thus provide the societal benefit of eliminating Covid. The booster mandate thus exposes students to a non-trivial risk. A just-published study from Kaiser Permanente found the rate to be as high as one out of every 2,000 for males aged 18-24. The FDA estimates that rate to be as high as 1 out of every 5,000 for those aged 16-17. Nor has the University provided the basic information necessary for students to give informed consent.įor males between the ages of 16-29, hospitalizations from vaccine induced heart inflammation occurred at a rate of more than 1 out of every 10,000, according to a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Such dire consequences make it impossible for consent to be given freely and voluntarily. Announced late on New Year’s Eve, the booster mandate requires students to choose between getting another dose of the vaccine or suffer the enormous professional and financial consequences that come from dropping out of college or law school midway through the year. We write to express our disappointment and opposition to the University’s decision to mandate boosters for all GMU students and staff.īy its very nature, the mandate seeks to obtain compliance through coercion, rather than allowing for a truly free and voluntary choice. Dear President Gregory Washington and GMU Board of Visitors,
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