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Restaurant Worker Fired For Refusing Covid-19 Vaccine

This story caught my attention because it is truly a shade of grey in a world situation that many only see black or white. More than a month into the…

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This story caught my attention because it is truly a shade of grey in a world situation that many only see black or white.

More than a month into the Coronavirus Vaccine rollout, roughly a third of Americans say will NOT get the vaccine for a variety of reasons:  fear, doubts of effectiveness, etc.

Anyway, although I will be getting the vaccine, I respect the choice of others not to.  For example, Debbie has some unique medical issues and has had bad reactions to vaccines before, so she's taking a very cautious approach until she sees more about how people react to the inoculations.

She's not an "anti-vaxer."  On the contrary, she and I are big believers in medicine.  This is just as big an unknown as the virus was initially, so she's taking a measured approach.

Bonnie Jacobson's story is similar.  She's trying to have a baby and there's just not enough research on how the vaccine effects pregnant women or those trying to get pregnant, so she decided not to get the vaccine.

And this has cost her, her job.

Bonnie was a waitress in New York City until she made her intentions known to her employer.  Her employer then let her know that because of her choice, she was no longer employed.

The awful part about this is I actually can see both sides.  It's awful that Bonnie's losing her job, but her employer, in an ever litigious society must do everything he can to keep his doors open and his liability to a minimum.

See, no black and white...just a whole lot of grey

What do you think about this?  Is there a right or wrong here, or just two sides of an issue being put between a rock and a hard place?

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.