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I kept my post brief as a reply and left out the social element, one could argue with mask wearing and constant testing you can also be responsible.
But then everyone you know also has to do that... and your workplace and...
It's not realistic and I'm not convinced vaccines are that risky anyway. And so it's better if most of us get vaccinated.
Also for the NHS and the staff there, those working in shops etc.But we have no family history of bad vaccination reactions at all.
It's also a bit more complex than BS on Facebook. Countries with low government trust have lower vaccination rates. Risk is maths, maths isn't always taught well etc.
But people refusing to get vaccinated and refusing to test themselves and happily go into nightclubs / big parties
...I must say I don't get it.
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I was going to call you out on this, on the grounds that mass vaccination is about society-level outcomes and personal risk calculations are missing the point - we should accept a level of personal risk in order to do the right thing for those less likely to fare well if the pathogen runs riot (my precise argument with @8b last time, which appears to have gone right over their head).
I was going to, but my feeling now is that, with Omicron, it really is now about personal outcomes. We’re all going to get it, there’s no controlling it, but two shots and a booster will likely see you through.
With that in mind, I’m less and less inclined to give up personal freedoms to protect those who’ve been offered all the miracles of modern science, and declined them on the basis of some bullshit they saw on FB. They’ve made their choice, and I don’t feel any responsibility to them.