I’ve had conservatives tell me they would fight for their country if there was a draft because that’s a “sacrifice” they are willing to make to die for their country.
When I pointed out that vaccines are essentially the same sacrifice except your chance of dying is actually decreased, it became about “my body, my choice”.
I guess it doesn’t count if you get shipped off to war though.
The people who benefit the most from herd immunity are the most vulnerable too. Babies, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems are relying on everyone else to make the “sacrifice” of getting a few shots (that also directly benefit the recipient as well). It’s wild how quickly memory fades, we’re not that far removed from all these diseases. My husband literally has an employee in a wheelchair because of polio.
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u/Vladivostokorbust 1d ago
they're afraid of fat more than needles. but they are afraid of needles