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Not a productive comparison.

Women making their own reproductive choices is not the same as a global pandemic that will not end until we vaccinate nearly everyone. And people not trusting a corrupt media and government is but one of many problems. The need to produce vaccines globally running into desire for billions comes to mind here.

I am not defending the anti vaxxers. Not at all. They do us all harm due to how covid will mutate, potentially requiring a do over and or consuming health systems to the point of real risk for everyone when they face lack of availability. However, we also need to take a really hard look at what drives their lack of trust and I will point right to corruption as cause one. Again, not making excuses here, just stating hard observations. Anti vax behavior is strongly correlated to education level. How are poorly educated people going to develop trust and understanding in a sea of poor clarity media and government they see failing to represent them?

Hard question, I know. But, everything costs something. We are seeing some of those costs play out now and with high costs and severe risks.

I also understand the strong desire to get more people on board, and conflating these two things is unlikely to further that goal. They are two different matters.