Airline Pilot Says 80 Percent of Fellow Pilots Will Refuse to Get Vaccine Booster Shots

[Burgermeister]

If this is representative of pilots generally, and they do mandate boosters as well, we have a big problem.

Campbell predicted that airlines will be forced into accommodating vaccine resisters because the vast majority of pilots are “aghast” at the thought of boosting. “It’s beyond a tipping point now,” he said.

Campbell noted that most pilots like to see the data before they make a decision, and the current data isn’t favorable toward getting a booster shot. He compared the pilots at his airline, which he didn’t name, to the pilots at Southwest Airlines in how they reacted to the vaccine mandates when they came down last fall.

“We were a little more recalcitrant,” he explained. “Which is typical of pilots. They don’t like being told what to do.”

Campbell told Kirsch that initially, pilots who agreed to get vaccinated assumed that they would get two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna injections, “and would be it.”

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Campbell said he has about 100 close pilot friends throughout the airline industry, and everyone is “a little bit aghast” at the idea of getting the booster.

He said that the pilots he knows fell into two camps initially when the vaccine mandate was imposed. Some thought it was “no big deal,” and others felt it was a big deal, and felt like they needed to study it more before they submitted.

“But now that we’ve gotten deeper into the pandemic, the third wave, more articles published, more data revealed, the blowback has been very, very strong against boosting,” Campbell said. “I would say 80 out of 100 are saying ‘not a chance I’m gonna take these boosters.'”

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A pilot for a major airline estimated that 80 percent of his fellow pilots will refuse to take a COVID vaccine booster if it’s mandated, telling tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch that they will quit…

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[LordBrownTrout]

Good for them. These shots are incredibly dangerous.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

So, is this one airline pilot's name, Berney Jones?

 

[jbrownson0831]

So, is this one airline pilot's name, Berney Jones?

Its the Red Baron.

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

If this is representative of pilots generally, and they do mandate boosters as well, we have a big problem.

Airline Pilot Says 80 Percent of Fellow Pilots Will Refuse to Get Vaccine Booster Shots › American Greatness

A pilot for a major airline estimated that 80 percent of his fellow pilots will refuse to take a COVID vaccine booster if it’s mandated, telling tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch that they will quit…

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How will they blame Trump for this too?

 

[Manonthestreet]

They shouldn't be flying anyway according to FAA REGS

 

[wamose]

Pilots are one of the more intelligent sectors of our society and this decision shows it. Only chumps, nincompoops or pharma terrorists would let themselves get pushed into getting a vaccination that doesn't work and can kill you.

 

[Donald H]

Is that even remotely likely that pilots would refuse to be boosted? These are all moderately intelligent people! Most likely over 90% already have!

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Is that even remotely likely that pilots would refuse to be boosted? These are all moderately intelligent people! Most likely over 90% already have!

They are also as a group, one of the most closely monitored. They have mandated physicals every six months, at least the PIC do.

 

[Donald H]

They are also as a group, one of the most closely monitored. They have mandated physicals every six months, at least the PIC do.

Of course! They would be down the road kicking rocks if they played the antivaxxer game.