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A New York City waitress says she was fired after she told her boss she’d wait to take a Covid-19 vaccine until she could do further research on its effects on pregnant women.
Waitress Bonnie Jacobson, 34, says management at the Red Hook Tavern in Brooklyn sent an email advisory to employees on Feb. 8 warning, “If you choose to get vaccinated, here’s what you need to know.”
Jacobson says at the time vaccines had not been mandated and she’d expressed to a manager at a follow-up meeting a desire to research the vaccine, as she and her husband had been trying to conceive a child.
While a manager at the time reportedly sympathized with her, another email on Feb. 12 ordered employees to receive the jabs.
“Please be advised that we will require that all employees receive the vaccination,” the email stated, according to the Daily Mail.
“This will be mandatory for all existing employees and any new hires. The exception to this policy will be if your own personal health or disability prohibits you from obtaining this vaccination. We encourage you to consult your healthcare professional to determine if getting a vaccine is right for you.”
At this point, Jacobson says she emailed her bosses to respectfully decline the compulsory order for the vaccine which she “fully supported,” as she feared it could interfere with her fertility.
“I am choosing not to get the vaccine because there just isn’t enough data or research at this point on its effects on fertility,” stated Jacobson’s letter to her boss.
“While I fully support the vaccine and understand its importance I do believe this is a very personal choice. I really hope this choice would not affect my employment at Red Hook Tavern.”
Jacobson added she takes the coronavirus outbreak “very seriously,” writing she gets “tested every 1-2 weeks and have never tested positive for COVID,” and that she plans to “continue these safety practices for as long as necessary.”
“Also once there is more research to support that it does not affect fertility I would reconsider my position,” she wrote.
The proposition was a no-go for managers at the tavern, who swiftly moved to terminate her employment while claiming they “respected” her “very personal choice.”
“In order to continue employment with us, getting the vaccine is required. At this time your employment will be terminated. We are sad to see you go. If you do change your mind, please do not hesitate to let us know,” wrote Red Hook Tavern managers.
In comments to the Daily Mail, Jacobson said the sudden termination came as a surprise as she’d not had time to consult a physician, or speak in-person with a manager about her concerns.
“I just wanted more time. They didn’t allow me that, I didn’t even have time to consult a physician. It was a week from being ‘your choice,’ to it’s not going to be mandatory, to it is mandatory, to, ‘You’re fired,’” she said.
“I had a very good working relationship there. I just had an employee review on February 6 and it was all positive, so it was truly shocking that it was so impersonal.”
While Red Hook Tavern owner Billy Durney acknowledged to The New York Times he was likely in the wrong, Jacobson says she was not hired back on.
Jacobson says she first took issue with the Covid vaccine after she learned it could cause infertility.
“The research does say there is no evidence to support it does cause [infertility]. But there is not enough data to say it doesn’t,” she said, telling the Mail she believed that theory debunked now.
Earlier this month, Infowars reported on a Wisconsin doctor who suffered a miscarriage at 14 weeks pregnant within days of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.
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