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by hirundo
2132 days ago
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My recently retired brother thinks that he will die soon. He's in excellent health. He believes that there will soon be a mandatory vaccine that will include nano-microchips to track and control people, and that he will be killed while resisting its administration. I don't even vaguely believe the microchip thing, but if it is mandatory and they do try to force it on him, I believe he is actually prepared to die fighting it. Yes, he's a conspiracy nut. But he's far from alone. I've met several people with the same attitude here, in a different state. They are uniformly serious and well armed. We should consider if the cost of widespread armed resistance outweighs the health benefits of universal vaccination. Even if you don't care much about the lives of the resisters, consider that deaths among those tasked with enforcing such a mandate would be high. I'm an advocate for vaccines to my brother and to these other people. If it is optional I will likely take it, even seek it out. But I may well resist if it isn't optional, though not violently. It isn't clear to me that the difference between the herd immunity we've developed so far, and the immunity we can reach with a vaccine starting in several months is that great. Like protesters that aren't social distancing, I believe that the threat to civil rights is a greater danger than the virus at this point. |
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How many people need vaccinating depends on many factors. It'll be dependent on how effective the vaccine is, how many people can't get vaccinated due to nonfunctional immune systems or allergies etc, how many people will keep washing their hands diligently after the worst has passed, and many many other factors.
So with any luck mandatory vaccinations won't be necessary to beat corona virus allowing everyone to keep their bodily autonomy intact as far as vaccinations go.