If your friends say they don't want the Covid vaccine because the long term effects are unproven, do you try to talk them into it?
If someone told you they don’t want to take the vaccine because the long term effects are not proven, would you try to talk them into it?
A friend on FB who is in her late 50’s and overweight with diabetes posted that some relative told her that the long term effects are not proven so she is not taking the vaccine. Someone else posted a list of the “Worlds 10 deadliest viruses” and he made a comment about how the media doesn’t talk about them and he referred to “sheep.” I looked at the list. The first one is one I have never heard of, the other top ones (not in order) include smallpox, HIV, Ebola, rabies and the flu.
It would be easy to explain how Covid is not similar to most of the top “deadliest” but I don’t know if I should bother.
Of course, if someone said they couldn’t or wouldn’t take it for a legitimate reason (which they are not obligated to disclose, I understand that), or if they said their reasons are personal, there would be no discussion or debate.
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