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I'd rather be vaccinated than someone force Covid on me. To me, if you choose to be unvaccinated, you are showing how little you care about those around you and how little you care if they die.



Those around me, or are vaccinated so it does not matter, or chose not to be vaccinated in which case also does not matter

I would rather no one forces anything on anyone


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I'm not sure how I'm supposed to have more than basic compassion - the same I have for humanity - for folks that aren't showing compassion for others. It is a free vaccine.

I do not extend this judgement to folks that aren't healthy enough. I'm judging folks by choices, just like you are judging me by my choice to speak my mind.


I'm not telling you to love anyone.

I'm saying that equating those that choose against the vaccine to being "selfish and lacking compassion" is wrong and dangerous.


But it is in fact selfish, and dangerous to others, to choose against the vaccine when you can get it for free and you are healthy.

It is that simple. It is wrong and dangerous to ignore the impact of your choices on those around you.


You know what else is selfless, free, and easy?

Self quarantining. We know for a fact this works.

You can't spread the virus if you don't come in to contact with others -- minus animal transmission.

Given the vaccinated can still get infected and spread the disease, it begs the question if they're not being totally selfish by not self quarantining at the expense of everyone else?


> Given the vaccinated can still get infected and spread the disease, it begs the question if they're not being totally selfish by not self quarantining

Nothing about preventing disease is "all or nothing", it's all about risk reduction, which is why vaccines are important.

Total quarantine for everyone is obviously unworkable, so suggesting that vaccinated people do "Self quarantining" is not a workable alternative to practical risk reduction measures such as vaccination and masks.

This is nonsense, and misdirection.




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