I'm curious: is there anything which could convince you the new vaccines are safe? I'm finding I'm having a hard time coming up with anything I'd accept, and I'm wondering if anyone else can come up with something....
I don't take the flu vaccine either so it's a No. The issue isn't necessarily the vaccine's effectiveness either: I have no co-morbidities. I'm in good shape. I am not over or underweight. My real age is 47 but I would guess my biological age is around 25. For someone like me, COVID poses less than a fraction of a percent threat of death. Getting in a car or just feeding my feral cats puts me at a higher risk of death. The vaccine has a much greater bunch of unknowns: will I be allergic to it? Will it cause my immune system to freak out? I don't think the vaccine protects grandma either, plus as much as I value my elders, it is my life and I must act for myself first.
I'm overweight, so I guess that qualifies as a co-morbidity, but I'm still not getting the vax. I've never gotten the flu shot either. And that's another thing; the flu shot was never referred to as a vaccine by most people and now it is. Some type of mind control going on there too.
The point about traveling by car is spot on. How many people are crying about the COVID and jumping in line to get poked, but think nothing of climbing in their Prius or Tesla and zooming a mile down the road to Whole Foods or Trader Joe's?
So many people are up in arms about public transit, but think carpooling is not just fine, but necessary. How are people without cars supposed to get around given how dangerous buses are? (Which is hilarious, given every time I've taken the bus, it's been practically empty; making carpooling riskier, if the goal is to avoid contact)
I wouldn't be surprised if my state instituted mandatory vaccination for anyone who wants to get on public transit. Would not put it past them AT ALL. That would be just another way of them punishing the poor for being poor...
There's a push in Ontario for that too. Apparently cities have discretion whether to do it or not, but with a couple saying they won't mandate it (and one asking how they could even enforce it), there's now loud calls for it to be made mandatory.
Also, parks are closed again. Apparently being able to play outside is not essential. The backlash to this promises to be huge...
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(Anonymous) 2021-01-03 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)The point about traveling by car is spot on. How many people are crying about the COVID and jumping in line to get poked, but think nothing of climbing in their Prius or Tesla and zooming a mile down the road to Whole Foods or Trader Joe's?
Joy Marie
This meme says it all...
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(Anonymous) 2021-01-04 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)Also, parks are closed again. Apparently being able to play outside is not essential. The backlash to this promises to be huge...