A couple of people near me in the office loudly talking about going on holiday and testing requirements, "as I'm not jabbed am I". while I am generally pretty freedom of choice and each to their own and all that, I can't help but find myself thinking, why the fuck not you stupid idiots. of course you never know why, and there may be valid reasons (doubt it) but at least one of them has been open about all the usual conspiracy stuff - it's not tested, people having bad reactions, doesn't protect you anyway blah blah. anyone else had any experience of this? do you think it's OK for people not to be jabbed at this point? I am kinda just ranting...
How do you feel about unvaccinated people?
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krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
It's bewildering but doubt they're going to change their minds at this stage.
<-- that's how I feel.
I have seen anti-vax views all over the internet, often by right wing loons. But not always the right. I personally know some on the left who assume it is all a worldwide conspiracy by governments to control their populations. The Downing St parties were seen by such types on both right and left less as an issue of double standards but as proof that the ruling classes knew there was nothing to be afraid of, and that it was all a lie to get control of us.
Trying to reason with a conspiracy theorist is like trying to reason with a fundamentalist God-botherer. No amount of reasoned argument or evidence will ever make the slightest bit of difference.
Trying to reason with a conspiracy theorist is like trying to reason with a fundamentalist God-botherer. No amount of reasoned argument or evidence will ever make the slightest bit of difference.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
There's loads of unvaccinated people, and the vaccination scheme seems to have broadly come to an end now - thought I'd have heard about my fourth injection by now. Let's hope the virus doesn't make a comeback in the autumn
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
I am grateful you think me youthful enough not to be in that select group
High Voltage
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You've had 4 injections??
I've had the main one and 2 x boosters and that's it and I'm 60
High Voltage
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Grrrrrr!!!!!!oh no hang on, I had three
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
zero fucks given here, it's up to them if they want to take the risk, and despite what some people claim it isn't really going to affect anyone else as it has a pretty mild effect on transmission
cupid_stunt
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skyscraper101
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It’s ok with me as long as they’re not peddling anti-vax conspiracy nonsense.
No matter how much I personally feel it’s better to get jabbed and it’s been proven to be safe by the hundreds of millions who have now been vaccinated, I have never endorsed mandatory vaccination and respect the rights of others to not get it. It’s their risk, not mine.
No matter how much I personally feel it’s better to get jabbed and it’s been proven to be safe by the hundreds of millions who have now been vaccinated, I have never endorsed mandatory vaccination and respect the rights of others to not get it. It’s their risk, not mine.
Same here and I am nearly 57. But I have been told they are getting around to our age group soon.
My mum who is 77 has already had hers.
I mostly agree with that, although those working with vulnerable people are a special case where vaccination could be argued to be a reasonable requirement of the job.
High Voltage
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But it's not though, is it - there are people who simply can't be vaccinated for very real medical reasons not some BS reason - and it's for these people that we all should be vaccinated if at all possible
Look on it as another variant of the shopping trolley test (posted, I think, in the bandwidth thread), which gives a good indicator if the person involved is willing to be a valid member of a society that I want to live in
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
It's not like measles, where that argument would be valid, but covid-vaccinated people can easily become infected and transmit it to others.
skyscraper101
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OK I take the point. And I agree everyone should get vaccinated if they can, but I still stop short of making it mandatory.
High Voltage
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Fair point, but I do feel that failure to get vaccinated when you are perfectly able to does indicate a general attitude of "Fuck you, I'm alright" and when that button gets pushed I can get very VERY harsh in my approach to non / anti-vaccinated BY CHOICE people
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Or an American gun enthusiast.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
What actually is the latest science on transmission? It clearly doesn't prevent it entirely but iirc there were recent studies showing vaccinated people were still an order of magnitude less likely to pass it on.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Over 70s, or vulnerable groups up here. We've had three.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
If they shut the fuck up about it I don’t care
Indeed, they are selfish idiots putting others more vulnerable than them at risk.
Like you I recognise a distinction between those who cannot be vaccinated for legitimate medical reasons, and those who simply choose not to be through believing some idiotic hare-brained shit.
I very much sympathise with the former but have no fucks left to give for the latter.
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
Unfortunately culling them for the greater good is still not allowed. Bloody tories cant even get being evil right.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yep this. I'm really past caring. It's a minor miracle if unvaccinated people in the UK haven't already had it now, so they're getting immunity one way or another. And they're not going to change their minds now. Don't have the energy to be pissed off.
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