Because I don’t believe it’s ethical for medical treatment to be denied to those who make bad decisions. Such an approach would see smokers, alcoholics, and countless other kinds of risk-taking individuals turned away from hospital.
Need to start somewhere. The excuse of "we cannot solve everywhere at once, so let's not solve anywhere at all" is sort of defeatist.
Just like the other poster where "can" was carrying a lot of significance equating two things that are not equivalent, here "will be around" is carrying a lot of significance completely ignoring the level of spread. Having spread around for the next 10, 20, 30 years at something like 3 cases per 100K is not equivalent to having it at 36, 66, 96 or 136+. It's just as defeatist to accept that 30+ daily cases per 100K is good enough and there's no sense trying to get it lower.
It's the same argument against common healthcare or not treating those who cannot pay (either directly or with insurance). Something we've largely managed to agree is a bad choice, even if there's lots of differences on what the really means and how it's implemented for a different discussion.
But I don’t view those who refuse to get the vaccine as bad, or selfish, or anything like that. I believe they’re misinformed and/or frightened, because there’s no earthly reason they wouldn’t protect themselves otherwise.The bad actors are just wearing everyone down.
There are also groups of radical anti vaxxers. All of the above and they are extremists with not listening to any other opinion except their beliefs. They believe their thinking is the right one in their misinformed minds.
Which is precisely what I’m saying. They are misinformed—deeply misinformed—rather than acting out of deliberate malice or negligence. I pity them.
Each one individually may not be and certainly not every one of them. But, there are bad actors who are directly advocating and doing things that are and will continue to prolong the pandemic and continue to keep spread higher. Some of those are probably vaccinated too.
Perhaps it's because I'm an ethnic-minority Londoner that I can't view things this way. I am fully vaccinated and boosted and preach as loudly as I can to anyone who will listen, but uptake isn't as good as it should be among members of my community back home. The same is true for people of colour in the US. The stereotype of the loud, obnoxious anti-vaxxer is far too simplistic. I for one refuse to stop caring about those who are harming themselves by not getting vaccinated, even if they're making life worse for the rest of us too.
I'm getting flashbacks of a trip I took to Italy, where the concept of "wait your turn in line" apparently does not have an Italian translation.
Are you stopping at just those who refuse to get vaxxed?
Got my booster today. Everyone was laughing at me because I was so panicked. If you ever want a good comedy show, come watch me get a shot. When it was over, she said, “Oh wait. I have to do another one. The first one didn’t take.” I said, “Another shot?!?!?!?!” She laughed and said “No. Another band-aid.” Also, the lidocaine thing is a lie. It didn’t work on me at all. Grrrrr.
True.
Good for you! Honestly I'm not one to laugh at this. I had to coach my kid yesterday with his 2nd dose of HPV. I can help him because I'm worse than him with needles
As soon as they start asking me stupid questions to distract me, I know they’re getting ready to stick it in. I don’t want to talk about what I had for dinner last night. Just do it and get me out of there.Good for you! Honestly I'm not one to laugh at this. I had to coach my kid yesterday with his 2nd dose of HPV. I can help him because I'm worse than him with needles
I get that! Though dumb questions are better than the countdowns. To this day I cannot keep from severely tensing when they do that.As soon as they start asking me stupid questions to distract me, I know they’re getting ready to stick it in. I don’t want to talk about what I had for dinner last night. Just do it and get me out of there.
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YES!! Additionally, get involved in the PTO and help fundraise for things. Some ppl seem to think there are magical other people out there that will take care of raising money for their kids to have things/opportunities in schools. The reality is that schools often run on very tight budgets from year to year. Unexpected events, like say... a pandemic unlike anything we've seen in nearly 100 years... throw a wrench in those budgets. Volunteer organizations at local levels can help offset those unexpected expenses to some degree.
Some people think the community should fund schools so the parents don't have to. The benefit is for all.YES!! Additionally, get involved in the PTO and help fundraise for things. Some ppl seem to think there are magical other people out there that will take care of raising money for their kids to have things/opportunities in schools. The reality is that schools often run on very tight budgets from year to year. Unexpected events, like say... a pandemic unlike anything we've seen in nearly 100 years... throw a wrench in those budgets. Volunteer organizations at local levels can help offset those unexpected expenses to some degree.
As a person in charge of fundraising for our high school music booster program, I and the others on our board and in other volunteer organizations WANT to help and provide our kids with every opportunity/advantage we can. Most people on the Music Booster board and grade school School Board and PTO (the organizations I'm most familiar with) work full time in addition to volunteering their time. It is often the same small group of people, year after year, who are involved in these groups and we've seen a drastic drop in volunteer participation since COVID in our local community. We are exhausted, just like everyone else, but we still do it. PLEASE get involved and volunteer! Even if it is just 30 minutes sorting pies or wrangling students before an event, or sending in a case of water or whatever. You have no idea how much it means to those of us who are doing the work behind the scenes.
Sorry, obviously this is a sore spot for me. I'll step off my soapbox.
