An Arkansas woman says she was fired from her job after not receiving one of the coronavirus vaccines awarded emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Samantha Wise, a mother of five children, told KARK-TV she was fired her job at Harvest Cannabis Dispensary in Conway on March 3 when her supervisors became aware that she was not going to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
"They actually did it β they really fired me β I didn't think it was really going to happen," Wise told KARK. "I knew most everybody's names that came in there. I liked making people's day. That's my main thing in life is to just make people smile."
Wise said the vaccines make her uncomfortable, explaining she has a history of experiencing adverse reactions to medicines.
"I am always that one out of every 10 or so that has a bad reaction. I am that one β so I would just rather not," Wise said. "I don't have good reaction with a lot of medicine."
"I just wish it didn't have to be this way," Wise added, saying she wished her former employer would have permitted employees to make a personal decision about receiving the vaccine, rather than forcing them to chose between the vaccine and their job.
What did the employer say? In a lengthy statement provided to KARK, Harvest Cannabis Dispensary executive director Robbin Rahman explained the dispensary is requiring all employees to receive the COVID-19 to protect customers.
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