SUNY and Covid vax mandates

MACmiracle
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:23:49 +0000

My D23 is vaccinated but had a relatively serious reaction after one dose as well as a normal but uncomfortable reaction after both doses (like having the flu that lasted for several days). I appreciate that SUNY is not requiring a booster because I would rather not have her get a booster and go through that again.

She applied to SUNY ESF, and unfortunately they share a lot of resources with Syracuse U which requires the booster. I’m not excited about that app because of the booster but it’s her choice.

I have an older D who developed a sudden chronic medical problem out of the blue days after the vaccine, and vaccine reactions in our family have generally been worse than our covid infections so I have a clear bias and would probably prefer a college without mandates because I wouldn’t want any kid to be forced into getting the vaccine against their will and having a bad reaction, especially a kid who has covid already, but I understand people wanting to avoid infection, especially anyone with a child or family member with comorbidities that would put them at risk for a more serious outcome.