I would classify them as smart. Any concerns about the vaccine pale in comparison to the concerns about actual Covid infection. Unfortunately a lot of people are under the false impression that death is the only possible negative outcome with Covid so if they are in the demographic at lower risk of death they think it’s no big deal.
So is his comment implying that the major theme park companies will likely drop outdoor face coverings when OC hits 50% vaccinated with 1 shot. Disney still hasn’t gone down to 3 feet of distancing. I think they want to stay consistent with DLR but at some point they will not line up at all with the rest of Orlando market.
I can’t speak for anyone but myself but I wouldn’t call my feelings towards these people as animosity. It’s more frustration. It has been a very long year and we have a relatively easy way out of this thing. Other countries are being absolutely pummeled and would kill to have this much vaccine. Instead of banding together and getting Covid under control we are debating red v blue states (never even heard that before these last few years), government tracking devices and if Covid is really a big deal. I completely understand that it’s scary putting an unknown into your body. However there is a ton of accessible information out there that would put most minds at ease if the emotional manipulation of certain talking heads didn’t exist. Obviously all people who aren’t getting a vaccine yet can’t be lumped into one category. But please try to understand the frustration, however poorly communicated. People are tired.Bewilderment I understand. I don't get the animosity.
I think there are a segment of..... vaccine hesitant..... who have had extremely bad experiences with medication and doctors. Before Covid, one of the top 3 leading causes of death was hospital mistakes. Is it REALLY so hard to believe that some people distrust the medical profession?
I hope all the hesitant find a doc they trust who encourages them to get the vaccine. I REALLY want this to be over. But I don't blame people for being nervous.
The third-leading cause of death in US most doctors don't want you to know about
More than 250,000 people in the US die every year because of medical mistakes, making it the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.www.cnbc.com
But again, what is the root of that hesitancy? A lot of it has origins in the specious arguments put forth against vaccines in general. Being vaccinated and even getting one’s children vaccinated does not mean one is not anti-vaccines.
At this point, with millions vaccines, it’s no longer a question of trust and authority, it is the realm of conspiracy.
Exactly! Saying you want to see how people react last January, fine. But 150 million Americans are fully vaccinated. One in a million of those died from
And this is a country that consumes more unregulated supplements, has worse drug addiction problems, and higher obesity rates than almost all of our 1st world counterparts.
Hundreds of millions at this point.
Ha! Whenever people ask me why am ok vaccinating my 14 year old daughter I say - I ate American cheese pregnant. She’s fine.
It’s mainly because they are anxious about the long term. Whether we like it or not these vaccines are technically labeled as EUA and so of course naturally people sill be anxious. Show them understanding and try to win them over, not smash them over the head or assume what their reasons are
When I was pregnant with my oldest, I craved 1% milk (which I hate normally) and Big Macs. LIKE CRAZY. I was drinking a gallon of milk a day at work.
Really? It’s from the graphics used by the media in tracking the 2000 presidential election results. It’s even backwards compared to most of the world.
“We don’t know the long term effects” is a major anti-vaccine talking point.
You'll have every cat in the area glued to it
And they'll use that position to point out other things that the government has told people was safe in the past (the air around ground zero after 9/11 is a common one that I see) that have turned out to be not safe, or were even outright lies.
It’s amazing how kids have responded to all of this. We could learn a lot from them
I guess that’s accurate but it seems to have become a part of every day conversation that it wasn’t before. At least in my area! Just my own experience so could be others were already arguing all the time. I have just seen it pick up a lot around us, especially around Covid.
Not for normal people. It’s easy for their mind to say “well of course I’ll take a polio vaccine it’s been out for decades and proven safe time and again” or “of course I will take the MMR, I got it twenty five years ago as a child and will have my kids take it”.
Not to mention for some people in this and other countries, who were experimented on the government in the past because of their race, social standing, and so on. They have every right to fear. Not saying they shouldn’t get the vaccine , but it’s times like these you listen and explain, not beat them over the head or shriek and point to call them labels.
