Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
Get ready for all the super neato internet scientist "Research" articles... The bottom line is that that consequences for the "Personal Decisions" are coming. Your body. Your choice. Your consequences.
That would be great if everyone had that mindset. But unfortunately we have some that are more on the authoritarian side of the spectrum.
Originally Posted by
Rock
I will probably get the shingles vaccine this year if that makes vaccine people happy.
How do you reconcile this with your COVID vaccine stance, specifically the risks of disease versus the risk of not being vaccinated?
Originally Posted by
JustAGuy
Herd immunity saves the llives of those people who are allergic to the contents of vaccines.
Do people actually know if they are allergic before taking the vaccine? How many are allergic that are in the high risk category? How much liberty should by taken from everyone for this amount of people?
Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
That leaves 98.7% of deaths in the unvaccinated. So if you haven’t already had either the vaccine or a case of COVID, how is it sensible for the company, the country, your family or your life and/or health insurer to support being unvaxxed?
It’s sensible because people should have the freedom to decide what to put in their bodies and take risks they are willing to take.
Originally Posted by
Sluggo_63
To be fair, it probably has a lot to do with the fact that most people are doing things in the last two years that prevent flu spread that they've never done before during flu season. Things like wearing masks, washing and sanitizing your hands, standing farther apart, staying home if they weren't feeling well, not traveling, etc.
Or it could just be a big conspiracy. I'll let you decide.
But none of those mitigations have prevented COVID spread…yet it’s worked on influenza. Could there be a third alternative?