ESPN requiring all employees to get the Covid shot

[TheGoldenGoose]

BRISTOL, CT (8/3/2021) - The worldwide leader in sports is requiring their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The Walt Disney Company, which owns ESPN, made the announcement just a few days ago.

An ESPN spokesperson said their employees will, in turn, follow the Walt Disney Company's mandate.


All salaried and non-union employees have sixty days to get the COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof that they've been vaccinated.


The decision comes amid an increase in coronavirus cases in not only Connecticut, but across the country.


Currently, ESPN is in the midst of covering Major League Baseball, the start of NFL training camp, among other major sports, and will be covering NCAA Division I-A football starting this month.

[jjgold]

everyone company going to force people to get shots

love it

[lonegambler23]

good hopefully more companies to follow

[Roger T. Bannon]

First they bust up the Big 12 and now this!!! Luckily I cut the cord a couple of years ago and cannot watch it.

[Hman]

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At first, I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along

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I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
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If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me

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Just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?

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I will survive
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I've got all my life to live
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[hawkwind]

Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh F-K espn nothing but losers

[shadymcgrady]

Doesn't sbr have a few espn posters? I could've sworn they got paid for their expert analysis based on the way they post here

[ace7550]

Remember when they had a live fantasy football auction and some libtard got offended because they thought it looked like a slave auction and then ESPN apologized for it?

[stake1]

First they bust up the Big 12 and now this!!! Luckily I cut the cord a couple of years ago and cannot watch it.

Is the Big12 still looking into suing espn?

[Hman]

Doesn't sbr have a few espn posters? I could've sworn they got paid for their expert analysis based on the way they post here

I post ESPN PLUS Material because several here who don't have access to it have asked me to

[Mr KLC]

Most of them have probably been vaccinated anyway.

[Roger T. Bannon]

Is the Big12 still looking into suing espn?

It is hard to sue them and keep getting paid. They are mad at them. Only hope now is ESPN puts them in the Big 10 and Pac 12 to make up for it.

[magpie878]

Yes, force people to get that shot! Which is usually two. Then probably three soon.

Which allows you the privilege of still being able to get Covid, still able to spread it, and the off chance you can die from it.

[MinnesotaFats]

There is no way this holds at the Supreme Court level

You cannot force otherwise healthy people to take unwanted medical treatment that is still classified as experimental

[Brock Landers]

Good, this just passed muster at IU in Bloomington, Indiana.

Get the shot or you're free to go elsewhere, same with employers. Get vaccinated or f uck off and don't let the door hit you on the way out. Pretty simple

[stake1]

Yes, force people to get that shot! Which is usually two. Then probably three soon.

Which allows you the privilege of still being able to get Covid, still able to spread it, and the off chance you can die from it.

Yup. Welcome to xiden's America

[Demonata]

The liberals say "govern me more daddy" they support taking away freedom. Sick individuals

[Mac4Lyfe]

The liberals say "govern me more daddy" they support taking away freedom. Sick individuals

Watch out Demon. No place is safe. Walmart security guards are next….

[Demonata]

Watch out Demon. No place is safe. Walmart security guards are next….

How would that affect me? I never go to walmart.

[MinnesotaFats]

I wonder if, ESPN mandated all employees only write w their right hand, if that'd be OK?

Or how about all employees take chemo even if they're healthy...

Just ridiculous

[stake1]

How would that affect me? I never go to walmart.

Only thing walton-mart was good for was pre-Btc, funding offshore and collecting payouts.
When books started accepting Btc? that was the last time I made a trip to walton-ville

[Demonata]

Only thing walton-mart was good for was pre-Btc, funding offshore and collecting payouts.
When books started accepting Btc? that was the last time I made a trip to walton-ville

Same man!

[CanuckG]

GL policing it when you require restaurants to only allow vaccinated people

[Mac4Lyfe]

I wonder if, ESPN mandated all employees only write w their right hand, if that'd be OK?Or how about all employees take chemo even if they're healthy...Just ridiculous

Fats, it’s not ridiculous. Employers have a duty to protect their workers. Do you know how much effort and money some companies have had to take to combat this virus? I’m talking hiring people to wipe down stairs, handrails, elevators every hour. Sanitary stations, spraying down chairs and desks. Limiting social distancing, etc. Why go through all that because of a selfish few? The data is glaringly clear. Vaccines work. Companies do not want their workers dying needlessly. It’s a simple choice. Get vaccinated or stay home. Many companies are still offering work from home. But if you are out in public, especially representing a company like ESPN, you have to get the shot to protect their interest. You don’t like it? Go work somewhere else.


Methodist hospital in Houston required it months ago. A bunch of nurses and employees refused to get the shot and they were all terminated. The Supreme Court upheld the firings.

[Chi_archie]

I wonder if, ESPN mandated all employees only write w their right hand, if that'd be OK?

well no

but that's because they employee a lot of let's say "dumber" individuals

we all know most of them can't write to begin with

[pavyracer]

Get the damn shot and STFU. Enough of this stupidity.

[Hman]

Fats, it’s not ridiculous. Employers have a duty to protect their workers. Do you know how much effort and money some companies have had to take to combat this virus? I’m talking hiring people to wipe down stairs, handrails, elevators every hour. Sanitary stations, spraying down chairs and desks. Limiting social distancing, etc. Why go through all that because of a selfish few? The data is glaringly clear. Vaccines work. Companies do not want their workers dying needlessly. It’s a simple choice. Get vaccinated or stay home. Many companies are still offering work from home. But if you are out in public, especially representing a company like ESPN, you have to get the shot to protect their interest. You don’t like it? Go work somewhere else.


Methodist hospital in Houston required it months ago. A bunch of nurses and employees refused to get the shot and they were all terminated. The Supreme Court upheld the firings.

But it's already fact that being vaccinated doesn't prevent spread nor prevent you from catching it.

The ONLY argument those in favor of it have is that it might...and I reiterate MIGHT....lessen the symptoms & effects of it when you catch it. And even that isn't proven.

So what purpose does it serve?

One again...if you believe in it, then take it
If not, don't.

People who haven't taken the vaccine aren't bitching about those who have.

If getting the vaccine stopped the spread then it would be a no-brainer that everyone should be urged to take it.

But it doesn't, so this isn't hard to understand.

[Demonata]

Get the damn shot and STFU. Enough of this stupidity.

Getting the shot is the stupidity. You are against freedom. Experimental vaccine and you jump right on board.

[Hman]

Get the damn shot and STFU. Enough of this stupidity.

If getting the vaccine stopped a person from catching it, and prevented the spread to other ppl, I'd get it.

But it doesn't.

It's pointless except for those who feel they aren't in good health and should get it to lighten the symptoms when you have it

Too many ppl confuse 'vaccine' with 'cure'

[Demonata]

If getting the vaccine stopped a person from catching it, and prevented the spread to other ppl, I'd get it.

But it doesn't.

It's pointless except for those who feel they aren't in good health and should get it to lighten the symptoms when you have it

Quit confusing the liberals with facts. They don't like it.

[d2bets]

There is no way this holds at the Supreme Court level

You cannot force otherwise healthy people to take unwanted medical treatment that is still classified as experimental

They're not forced to. They are not forced to work at ESPN.

As long as they are not discriminating against a protected class, they can condition private employment on whatever they damn well please. If you fee otherwise, you are against freedom.

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[Demonata]

They're not forced to. They are not forced to work at ESPN.

As long as they are not discriminating against a protected class, they can condition private employment on whatever they damn well please. If you fee otherwise, you are against freedom.

So you believe every employer can ask any medical history they want? That is against freedom.

[d2bets]

So you believe every employer can ask any medical history they want? That is against freedom.

"Any" medical history? Not necessarily. But as long as it's applied evenly and it's to keep their employees safe, yes. That's the law.

Pre-Employment Inquiries and Medical Questions & Examinations


The ADA places restrictions on employers when it comes to asking job applicants to answer medical questions, take a medical exam, or identify a disability.

An employer may not ask a job applicant, for example, if he or she has a disability (or about the nature of an obvious disability). An employer also may not ask a job applicant to answer medical questions or take a medical exam before making a job offer.

An employer may ask a job applicant whether they can perform the job and how they would perform the job. The law allows an employer to condition a job offer on the applicant answering certain medical questions or successfully passing a medical exam, but only if all new employees in the same job have to answer the questions or take the exam.

Once a person is hired and has started work, an employer generally can only ask medical questions or require a medical exam if the employer needs medical documentation to support an employee's request for an accommodation or if the employer has reason to believe an employee would not be able to perform a job successfully or safely because of a medical condition.

The law also requires that the employers keep all medical records and information confidential and in separate medical files.

[Mac4Lyfe]

But it's already fact that being vaccinated doesn't prevent spread nor prevent you from catching it.The ONLY argument those in favor of it have is that it might...and I reiterate MIGHT....lessen the symptoms & effects of it when you catch it. And even that isn't proven.So what purpose does it serve?
One again...if you believe in it, then take it
If not, don't.
People who haven't taken the vaccine aren't bitching about those who have.
If getting the vaccine stopped the spread then it would be a no-brainer that everyone should be urged to take it.
But it doesn't, so this isn't hard to understand.

HMAN - you took one study that showed that some vaccinated people could spread the virus and now you made that a FACT. That study DID NOT prove that the vaccine does not prevent you from catching it. The one truth we call can agree on is that the numbers of people with Covid, the numbers of hospitalizations and deaths PLUMMETTED with the vaccines. Another truth is that the numbers are spiking right now because of a new variant (delta) and the majority of sick and dying people are unvaccinated. The vaccines are doing their purpose. That is the truth. Everything else you are talking about is conjecture.

Are you fukkking kidding me? Non vaxxers aren't bitching about those who have? Are you serious? All you non vaxxers have done is spread lies and misinformation. Non vaxxers go out there way to bash the vaccines and why they won't take it. Every thread in SBR some antivax comes in and says something negative about the vaccines, how it's communist, how it's the government control and how we are being injected with nanobots or some shit. The nonvaxxers have been nothing but little shits.

The vaccines clearly stop the spread. I've personally been around several people that entire households have had covid and I did not get it. I am positive the Moderna shot protected me. Yes, there's been breakthroughs but much lower than the total numbers of people vaccinated. You are taking a few breakthrough cases to prove that the vaccines don't work. That's shoddy science bro.

The numbers do not lie. Vaccinated people and those who have had covid are the only way to get to herd immunity. Right now, we're at 50%. We need at least 75%, so either we get more people vaccinated or we wait for the rest of people to get infected which will take about 7 to 10 years. You do the math.