Right now, it seems the entire world is facing vaccine fatigue. Three or Four Covid-19 shots followed by flu shots seems to be too much for some.

This can create challenges in workplaces. Although vaccine mandates are beginning to expire, some workplaces hold strong on the belief that all employees should be fully vaccinated at all times for the benefit of everyone. This goes for Covid-19 vaccinations and seasonal flu vaccines.

Many other organisations are leaving it up to the individual. Either way, unforeseen problems can arise, so I want to talk through the issues.

  1. The Covid-19 Vaccination program, according to Professor Ben Cowie who spoke at an event I attended a week ago, did the job of seeing us through the more infectious and harmful strains of Covid. We are now seeing a period where the new strains could not be controlled anymore, but much fewer people are becoming gravely ill. The Omicron variants, and we are on the 4th now, are less severe.
  2. Once a person has had Covid, they have at least as much protection as they would get from a booster.
  3. We have a “Two part” immune system. The external immune system, which operates in the respiratory passages, can stop the virus entering the internal environment. People who are healthy, well rested and have good gut health, will likely have a very strong external immune system.
  4. All people can still catch Covid and spread it. Good self care is important.
  5. Flu vaccines can be helpful but are not a guarantee that a person will not catch the flu. Often they do not inoculate a person against all current strains. As you can imagine, when a new strain pops up, it is not possible to simply adjust the vaccines. It takes work and there is a lead in time.
  6. Right through the entire Covid-19 Pandemic, one consistent message came from multiple countries. People who are low in Vitamin D are susceptible to infection and severe illness. One group of studies I saw out of China, Italy, Indonesia and The Philippines stated that 95% of the people who became severely ill or died, were critically deficient in Vitamin D.
  7. If you look at all the components of the human immune system as if they are a grand orchestra, Vitamin D is like the conductor. When it is absent, the orchestra cannot play.
  8. Belief systems can create powerful cultural challenges for an organisation. For example, if you mandate vaccination, some employees will resist and be unhappy. You may be forced to fire good employees. And if not, conflict could develop between vaccinated and unvaccinated. Then, if you choose to make vaccination voluntary, some vaccinated workers may be fearful of perceived potential infection dangers.

As a result of this, many organisations are now starting to conduct education programs in the workplace to assist people to understand their immune system, teach them how it works, what interferes with its efficient function and how to develop it fully so that it can handle viruses more effectively. When people understand their immune system, the mystery disappears. People then feel more empowered.

A contemplation for you is, “How are we going to manage vaccine policy moving forward?”

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