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Alexandra's avatar

Please send to Christopher Newport University as well as the other public state schools in Virginia.

JoeFisher's avatar

First off - this is a fantastic and very thorough letter.

I have personally kept up with the literature and still learned some things from reading this.

A few thoughts came to mind if trying to persuade someone.

1) Its generally a good idea to start off with saying some things that the other party will agree with (e.g., the Trailing technique). Thus, I would not start the letter with the discussion of fraud. I think you should imagine that you are writing this note to someone who personally received 4 shots themselves, and was absolutely convinced that they did the right thing by mandating it at their university.

2) In this sense, I would emphasize that in emergency situations - swift decisions must be made. However, as *new data* has come to light - we have come to learn that there are significant risks associated with these vaccines that were not known at the beginning of the vax rollout.

3) I suggest that more emphasis be placed on College Age Adolescents (18-22).

No matter what news source you read - the Risk clearly does not outweigh the Benefit in this population.

4) I would consider ending with something they will agree with - the New CDC guidelines no longer include special recommendations for unvaccinated people.

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