When Americans embraced geographic mobility, abandoned longtime careers and saw their marriages disintegrate, summer neighborhood festivities lost their luster.
When Americans embraced geographic mobility, abandoned longtime careers and saw their marriages disintegrate, summer neighborhood festivities lost their luster.
the city prepares to fire unvaccinated municipal employees in new york city. unless the mayor intervenes. 25 firefighters are expected to lose their jobs tomorrow while more than 600 wait to hear their status after their exemptions and appeals exemptions in many cases. many new york city firefighters bravest for choice paul and sophie medina join us now. sophie, what is it like scaring at possibly losing your job and your career? it is a great fear, you know, and it s not only me that faces possible termination. it s also my husband. we are both career firefighters in new york city. and so we both face possible termination. brian: and have you natural immunity, right? you have had it before and you tested your antibodies and you have the protein. correct. that s right. brian: if you look at a couple of studies, yale and hopkins, natural immunity is not as good or better than the
vaccine. paul, you applied for a religious exemption. you didn t get it what is it like being on leave without pay? it s extremely stressful. you guys were just speaking on it yourselves that the cost of everything right now is extremely high. and supporting a family, paying your mortgage it s not easy for anybody. even in when we are working full time. so the stressors that we take home to our families and trying to keep the faith alive and keep the family dynamic intact is very tough during this time. brian: what about the whole unit, sophie? can you guys afford to lose and ladies afford to lose 600 people? i don t think that that s a great possibility for the city of new york because we have already been under staffed in the past prior to covid. and to add to that shortage would be, i think, disastrous for the city and the public. brian: paul, marched monday,