Throughout this pandemic, much praise has rightly been given to the tireless frontline healthcare workers who have put themselves and their families at risk trying to keep others alive. The widespread distribution of vaccines has made their jobs a bit easier, except for the fact that many people still refuse the shot based on "their own research" and other such dubious justifications. Indeed, some are adamant that they will not allow the government to tell them what to do.
Were it not for the fact that their refusals put everyone at risk of exposure to new variants against which vaccines may proof ineffective, I would say leave them alone and let nature take its course. Complicating matters, however, is another group that more directly puts vulnerable people at deadly risk: healthcare workers who shun the shot.
In the following clip (please start at the eight-minute mark), four such people speak with great certitude about their 'reasons' for not getting the jab. Although supposedly educated people, these women seem especially benighted.
Should those ladies have access to The New York Times, I would strongly suggest they and their fellow covidiots read this article about those who wish they had gotten the shot for themselves and their loved ones.
Fools come in all shapes sizes and education levels, Lorne.
ReplyDeleteThat has become especially evident during this pandemic, Owen.
DeleteThe same people who demand lockdowns be lifted for the sake of the economy are those who reject vaccination. There's such a logical disconnect that it beggars belief to those watching from the sidelines.
ReplyDeleteWe're told this is the advent of the "fourth wave." That's 'fourth' as in we've been through this before. We lifted mask and distancing mandates only to see clusters break out like some body rash before transforming into a wave that sends us all back into seclusion.
It's idiocy on a mortal scale.
I find it incredible, Mound, that so many have learned so little from our experience with Covid thus far. No doubt, with these specimens of humanity seemingly occupying a prime place in the political agenda, there will be many more learning opportunities ahead.
DeleteFor several years I've fretted over the apparent decline of social cohesion and how that is both inculcated and exploited by the powerful. Madness such as this demonstrates that society, or a significant part of it, no longer functions rationally. Pizzagate, QAnon, anti-vaxxers, a rainbow of conspiracy theories that seems to continue growing, spreading from America to the rest of the world like blood poisoning spreading through arteries and then capillaries.
ReplyDeleteCovid has shown us the destructive power of this madness. That's bad enough but what does this portend for how society will perform in future emergencies? When social cohesion is weak, so too are responses.
My confidence in my fellow citizens to do the rational thing stands bruised if not broken.
Do the rational people need to coalesce, circle the wagons? If not are we then just along for the ride?
I read your blog post on social cohesion, Mound, and the implications are indeed troubling. In terms of Covid-19, I think the stakes are too high to let political considerations as we are seeing right at home get in the way of sound public health measures. Maybe those of us who are not unhinged need to raise our voices and convey our demands in economic terms. For example, and many have already said this, tell the powers-that-be a refusal to sanction vaccine certificates means there will be a decline in indoor dining. I have no intention of eating indoors unless I know both staff and customers are fully vaccinated. If a fourth wave proves to engulf us, such certificates could be a way of allowing businesses to continue.
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