In response to an abbreviated comments; yes we respect people’s devious about what goes into their bodies. So please respect ours that we don’t want unvaccinated people in ours.
it is difficult not to lump ‘non-vaxers’ into a single group because largely we see the choice divided between a public health/safety vs. a personal freedom debate.
I certainly understand the reluctance to receive the vaccine due to limited info on side or long term effects. I also have the opinion that those sitting on the fence should decide to vaccinate or wear mask and social distance indefinitely. Yes, very much like a Scarlet letter. But, at least in our experience locally and with regional travel, this is not the case.
For example; as health care workers we are encouraged to receive flu shots every year. Until a few years ago there were no consequences if an employee opted out (either by choice or for medical/religious reasons). Not long after SARS it was mandated that we get the shot annually OR wear a mask at all times on duty between 11/1-3/31 to protect our patients, visitors, and coworkers. Now when you get a flu shot, you are given a color coded “badge buddy” (scarlet letter) that must be attached to your ID and visibly displayed while at work. If you don’t have correct badge or mask you are counseled once, then suspended w/o pay if caught again. Only tome mask can be removed is during meal in designated break area or cafeteria. Guess what? Annually we have greater than 95% compliance which is up from about 67% before the policy. Freedom of choice is still in place but consequences are clear for those not participating.
There are tons of articles on herd immunity. It supports other statements on Polio, Small Pox, etc. noted here.
With new debated on Vaccination Passports, I think we’ll see more of this. I believe that this passport is unconstitutional, however that does not prevent private operators such as airlines, cruise operators, amusement parks, etc. from make vaccine documentation a part of their T&C for accessing their goods or services. This is quickly evolving and we should start seeing how things like this shake out over the next few months.
njbm:
We would not play with people who are unvaccinated. I suspect that a large number of lifestylers agree.
We agree. As noted above.