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@trollslayer Good points. The only deaths I have encountered have been the result of the vax. Those who were vaxed also had a much harder time with covid than the unvaxed. I have had family and friend relationships strained/ended because of the vax mandates. Those who were pro vax were much more prone to end relationships than those who remained or wished to remain unvaxed.

@hippyjoe1955 Your last point is natural. If you are someone who is concerned about getting Covid, you avoid those who do not get vaccinated or do not social distance, wear masks, etc. If you are someone who does not care if they catch Covid, it does not matter who you hang out with. I expect that behavior. Personally, nearly everyone in my circle is vaccinated, and the most serious health issue that any has had from the vaccine is feeling tired and missing a day of work. As for the Covid deaths - one was prior to the vaccine being released, the second was a co-worker and I do not know it he had been vaccinated or not. I personally know a few covid "long haulers" who have had lingering and serious health issues as a result of covid that they caught before the vaccine was available. Personally, I disagree with vaccine mandates for illnesses like this that have a high survival rate. I also disagree with mask mandates for private businesses. There are enough options for people who do not want to risk going in public, such as e-services and home delivery. The reality is, if you are compromised enough that catching Covid is a big risk, you probably already protect yourself when Flu or RSV numbers are high. Really it is about protecting the health care system.

@trollslayer The insanity of the matter has to do with the FACT that if your vax worked you don't have to worry about getting the disease you are vaxed against. If you are still worried about getting the illness then you do not believe you are vaxed. So if you are not vaxed even though you are fully jabbed why do you insist someone else get jabbed with the same useless junk you were jabbed with?

@hippyjoe1955 Agreed. I've been vaxxed, and after that I felt comfortable visiting immunocompromised people in my circle so long as those people were okay with it. To my knowledge, I have not had Covid and if I have the symptoms were no more than a headache and congestion. After the second shot, I have no issues going places unmasked unless a mask was required by that establishment. My logic is exactly as you describe. If I don't believe the vax helped me enough to not wear a mask or required me to stay at home, why did I get the vax? I'm currently dealing with this now - they want us to work from home this week because of 3 positive covid tests after a holiday party (that I was not at). Most people still work from home most days anyway because they are allowed and don't want to commute. I am pretty comfortable that I can go to work, hang out in my own cube like I normally do, not go out to lunch with coworkers, and not get Covid. That's why I got the vax.

@trollslayer I have never isolated or masked. I had covid. It was a very mlld cold. I had a few nights of good sleep and never missed a day's work. I have never had a problem being with others vaxed or unvaxed. It never enters my mind to even ask. I was talking to two great grandparents yesterday who were very sad that their daughter refused to come visit because the elderly couple were unvaxed. The daughter was vaxed and the couple had no trouble with her coming to visit. Strange behavior for some who is also a health professional.