Mass General Mandates Vaccine. Massachusetts General Brigham, the biggest private employer in Massachusetts, is mandating that all of their 80,000 plus employees get the COVID-19 vaccination. They claim exemptions will include pregnancy as well as other medical and religious reasons. Is this fair considering that none of the current coronavirus vaccines are fully FDA-approved?
“Trigger Warning” is a Trigger at Brandeis. The liberal arts university in Massachusetts has created an anti-violence resource called the “Prevention, Advocacy, and Resource Center”. Brandeis wants faculty and students to replace “oppressive language” such as “picnic”, “rule of thumb”, and “trigger warning” with less violent alternatives. The university also includes resources on how to use culturally appropriative language as well as appropriate identity-based language. Is language such as “picnic” and “addict” offensive or “oppressive”? Has Brandeis taken it too far?
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