TRENTON, NJ – As more is learned about the COVID-19 virus, COVID-19 vaccines, and the science behind the virus and its new treatments, New Jersey Senator Anthony Bucco today called upon Governor to reinstate those wrongfully terminated for not getting a COVID-19 vaccines.
Bucco sites a New York Supreme Court ruling that reinstated 1,400 New York City workers wrongfully fired for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were once touted as vaccines to protect patients from the virus, but as time went on, scientists and medical researchers found the vaccine only lessened the severity of the symptoms but did not stop the transmission of the virus.
“I applaud the New York court for getting it 100 percent right. Now New Jersey should learn from the decision on employee vaccine mandates, and anyone who was fired because of Murphy’s unjust mandates should get their jobs back,” Bucco said. “The arbitrary vax mandates were a bad idea from the start. Why are we still sticking by these ridiculous requirements and still punishing people when we know the shot does not stop the spread of the virus?”
“In their decision, the New York court emphasized that ‘being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19.’ We know better now. Vaccines aren’t flawless. There is no perfect solution,” Bucco added.
It is not known how many workers in the public and private sectors in New Jersey lost their jobs because they did not feel safe or comfortable doing so.