Mothra said:
Canada2017 said:
contrario said:
GrowlTowel said:
clubhi said:
ATL Bear said:
contrario said:
I'm all for freedom, but as soon as you exercising your freedom impacts me, that's when I have issue. One big example that we can all relate to:
We require seatbelts in cars for many reasons. If enough people die in car accidents because they aren't wearing seatbelts, it increases insurance costs for everyone. That means even though I'm a responsible driver and wear my seatbelt (and drive safely and other things as well), I get punished because some person doesn't want to spent 3 seconds to put on their seatbelt. In addition to financial costs, if people don't wear seatbelts, they are more likely to suffer a serious injury. Which means they are taking up hospital beds that they otherwise wouldn't take up if they just wore a seatbelt. For these reasons, and others, we have made it a law that everyone must wear a seatbelt. Please note, a seatbelt does not guarantee survival in a car crash, but it does reduce the likelihood of a fatality and it does reduce the likelihood of a major injury.
So to bring this home for some of you that can't connect the dots, you exercising your freedom by not getting vaccinated is impacting me. If you get covid, you are more likely to be hospitalized which means you could be taking up a bed that me or one of my loved ones may need if one of us is hospitalized for many reasons that people are hospitalized. In addition, there is an impact on healthcare costs because of the number of people that are being hospitalized from Covid. And while the vaccine doesn't guarantee you won't get Covid or be hospitalized, it does reduce the likelihood of that happening. The unvaccinated also risk spreading the virus to people that are in high-risk groups. And even people in these high-risk groups that have been vaccinated are still at risk if they do contract the virus. Yes, the likelihood of major complications is lower with the vaccine, but there is still a chance.
So again, I'm all for exercising freedom, but don't interfere with my life when I'm trying to do everything the right way. I hate to be callous, but your life isn't worth much to me if you are taking a reckless stance, mostly for political reasons, which could impact me or my loved ones. I'm ok with you taking this stance if you are ok with using a separate health insurance plan that won't impact my premiums and going to a separate hospital that won't take a hospital bed away from me or my loved ones if you need to be hospitalized because of your careless choices.
Your logic extended to every other type of disease and health condition would result in a state of medical tyranny. It doesn't work. You're connecting disjointed dots.
you might want to read up on the other stuff we have vaccinated for
Ever notice that those vaccines work? There is a reason the "flu shot" is called the "flu shot" and not the "flu vaccine."
Should never have called the Kung Fru vaccine a vaccine. Had it been called a shot from the beginning, people wouldn't have been skeptical.
The flu "shot" is a vaccine.
Naturally
50% effective ( best case ) and lasts approximately 5-7 months .
Which is why people are encouraged to get the flu shot every year .
Yet the Covid vaccine is 'only' 93% effective and exceptionally controversial.. Now the possibility of a booster dose……....oh the horror .
Got the flu shot in law school, and within 2 days was sick as a dog with the flu. I haven't taken it since then, nor have I gotten the flu since then. But I have no issue with those who take it. That's their choice.
COVID vaccine is controversial, IMO, because it's a brand new technology untested long term on humans. I think that's why a lot of people want to take a wait-and-see approach to it.
Decided at a young age to avoid the flu shot until I turned 60.
Have gotten the flu shot for the last 5 years.
Simply playing the odds.
Same applies to yearly physicals, 5 year colonoscopies , working out, vitamins and making a focused effort to enjoy life.
At this point have absolutely no objection to any legal adult who chooses not to get ANY vaccination .
Steadfastly oppose any coercion that forces people to do so.