I feel bad for her that she was fired, but she should have known in Tennessee that was not going to go over well. I know a lot of people in Tennessee and almost all of them believe younger people don’t have to worry about covid, they think we rushed the vaccines to market, and they think the federal government will start forcing people to get vaccinated and is breaking HIPAA doing it and they compare it to Nazis, the last part is all over social media right now. As a side note the comparison to Nazis and paranoia is ridiculous and offensive in my opinion. Additionally, most of my friends in Tennessee are vaccinated, but they still agree with everything i said above.
My first thought when I heard the story was how will Republicans use this against Democrats. That’s how I always think when I see Democrats in the “news” spending days on a topic to try to make Republicans look bad along with social media full of people reposting outrage.
I found this article https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/covid-19-vaccination-and-parental-consent/ Basically, most blue states don’t even allow a minor to get vaccinated without parental consent, so I’m guessing Republicans will see the outrage as hypocrisy.
One thing I do take issue with is making it sound like it’s allowing a 14 year old to make adult decisions on their own. This is allowing a 14 year old to consent to something recommended by doctors and scientists. Although, I have to say even I think 14 is young to allow the decision.
Final note, Tennessee cases going up will not matter to most Tennesseans, they will only care about severe illness and death. If the government wants young people vaccinated they need to report on children in the hospital, and make it feel like that’s happening in larger numbers than it is.