Totally disagree. This is personal decision and people should have full disclosure in privacy - not some DHEC shill telling everyone to run out and get it.
This is the marketing phase for kids commensing. Meanwhile, people on both sides of the aisle continue to be injured, including those with a next to nothing chance of having COVID issues (ala kids.)
Today, Pfizer released information on their promising new antiviral and vaccine centric stocks are plunging. Moderna is down over 20%. Vaccines are not the answer to anything and most people are warming up to this fact now:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mod...ome..69i57.4658j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Every medical decision is a personal decision. Getting a medical test is a personal decision. Getting your teeth cleaned is a personal decision. Washing your hands is a personal decision. Getting your child vaccinated to attend school is a personal decision.
Heck, voting is a personal decision but candidates and political parties along with thousands of groups try to convince people to do what they want them to do.
Saying "it's a personal decision" so they shouldn't try to educate or encourage people is illogical. The American way it to try to convince other people to do something- buy something- join something- follow along- get in the group- jump on board.
Getting a heart procedure is a personal decision. Getting your knee operated on is a personal decision- yet USC- for years- has had medical doctors on during games promoting medical treatments.
One of DHEC's very main roles is to promote public health and public health measures. They promote all sorts of vaccines all over the state and have for decades. The majority of folks in South Carolina are perfectly ok with them doing that- and have been for decades. It's a non issue except to a few folks on a Gamecock board complaining about it because they've absolutely run out of things to complain about.
USC is a public university. They promote all sorts of public health measures. There are signs on campus promoting the vaccine. I was on campus today because I have a Junior there. It's a non issue.
It's perfectly appropriate for a public university to have a state employee from the public health agency in South Carolina on to promote a public health measure. The great majority of people agree with that approach- and they have good, solid reasons for doing so. If you don't like that, create your own private university and do what you like. Until then, USC is going to continue and should because they are a public school following public health guidance.
If people don't want to hear the state's top public health doctor mention the importance of getting a vaccine, turn the channel for 10 seconds. But her job, the job, is to promote public health and she has the right to do that like anyone else would on a show that invites her on- or like anyone would that pays for a spot on a radio show.
I don't know what "vaccines are not the answer to anything" even means. I can only guess. If my guess is correct, that's not scientifically accurate- it's not even close. That's an extremist view.
Also, vaccines are not the answer to everything either. They play a critical role, their role, and statistics show that fact clearly. There is not even a debate to be had on that issue.