Unlike viruses that allegedly ultimately 'burn themselves out', stupidity and the flagrant disregard for public health and safety will always be with us. Toronto Star readers have some ideas on how to deal with them:
Time to raise the price for those who still won’t get vaxxed, Jan. 9
I was born January 1940 into a world at war. One of my earliest memories is of the blackout.
People did this for two reason: First, to protect themselves, and second, to protect the neighbourhood. It was not perfect protection; we all know of the thousands that were killed by bombs and it had its danger, such as tripping over things and the people who thought the darkness gave them the opportunity for crime. Even so, the benefits outweighed the danger.
I think the same should apply to vaccinations: you get vaccinated to protect yourself and the people in your neighbourhood. It is the only protection we have. The benefits outweigh the danger, and it should be the law with fines for those who refuse to follow the rules.
Keith Parkinson, Cambridge, Ont.
In a democratic society, majority rules. So why is it our spineless politicians are letting the minority — the anti-vaxxers — rule?
It is time to have the vaccine passport mandated for entry to any type of business.
And finally, a reader offers this about the hapless Erin O'Toole:
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said on TV recently something to the effect of: “We just have to realize not everyone will agree to vaccination.”
Isn’t that like saying we are never going to solve homelessness or drug addiction, so Canadians should just suck it up and learn to live with the reality?
What a great strategy — no more funding for those ongoing issues, so why waste money and resources on problems that seem futile?
Is this the Conservative leader’s plan for balancing the books if he ever became prime minister?
I find it curious that I never hear the argument 'for' anti-vaxx rights and privileges. I do accept that everyone has a basic right to refuse vaccination but that's where rights end. When it comes to healthcare, community or societal rights and interests prevail.
ReplyDeleteAs that first comment contends, when the Heinkels are overhead you don't have a right to put a bright light in the livingroom window.
I don't know why people find it so hard to understand the concept of societal rights in these fraught times, Mound. I suspect some of them are raging narcissists who think they have found the perfect opportunity to make their benighted voices heard.
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