Originally Posted by
Champeen07
I am not anti vac by any means. I think its great, especially for elderly and compromised. But the thought I keep having about forcing pilots to get vaxxed is who is liable? If someone willing takes it, then thats on them, they signed up. But if someone takes it in order to keep their job and pay their bills, and they develop Myocardia and lose their ability to have a career flying (which is a definite possibility, although rare it is happening) then who is held responsible for that? The answer is no one and I don't see that as fair.
Aside from all the bashing going back and forth... this is a serious issue. The government gave the vaccine makers immunity as part of the emergency authorization order. So if someone developed complications or died, no one to hold responsible nor sue.
If you take something on a voluntary basis then that individual assumes the liability. When it becomes forced, who then assumes the liability? No one. Certainly the company requiring it is not going to be liable.
Come on, as it has been stated before, one can cry foul all day long and fight for your rights, principles and blah blah but the bills need to be paid and who is really going to quit their job over this? Especially when the likelihood of the next company requiring it is pretty darn good. Pretty hard to start all over at the bottom again.