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stirich's avatar

I have mine!

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Greene Financial Advisory's avatar

You know, Matt, I realized I’m on almost the same journey you are with Maxim — I’m preparing my son in real time. He finished college, but he tells me he’s learning more from this experience than he did in four years at Seton Hall. I brought him to Uruguay, and he’s coming back with me in January. He’s not just reading about business, he’s sitting in the room as it gets built. That’s the same philosophy you and Doug laid out in The Preparation — learn by doing, apprentice into competence. Different subject matter, same principle. That’s why I bought the book for my son — because it puts into words the path I’ve already started him on.

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Gar's avatar

The EMT school nearest me has recently dropped the clot shot requirement however they still require the following vaccines:

TB Test:

A negative TB test within the last 12 months OR

A negative IGRA blood test within the last 12 months.

Hepatitis B:

A three-dose vaccine series AND a titer showing immunity OR

A three-dose vaccine series AND a booster OR

A signed declination form

Flu:

The vaccine must have been received within the last 12 months.

Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR):

A two-dose vaccine series OR

A signed declination form

Varicella (Chickenpox):

A two-dose vaccine series OR

A titer showing immunity OR

A signed attestation of having chicken pox.

Looks like I can decline every thing except the flu shot. Not worth it to me. Covid shot killed my mom. I don’t trust any of their vaccines anymore.

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Gar's avatar

I too have considered attending medic school but they require the clot shot. I refuse to join the vaccine death cult.

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Maxim Benjamin Smith's avatar

Well, it depends on where you go to school. The Medic Cycle is about going to EMT school, which doesn’t (to my knowledge) push vaccines on students. I went to school in Boise, Idaho and had no trouble with that at all with anyone pushing that.

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Matt Smith @ Crisis Investing's avatar

They sure didn’t in Maxim’s case.

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