I don't feel I'll catch this virus if I'm wearing n95 masks and practicing social distancing and am looking at daily regional case counts and positivity rates and believe Jesus is protecting me. I feel I'm already hyper-vigilant as far as the virus is concerned and taking it seriously. I wouldn't object to providing a negative test if it was necessary and it would be nicer to have an option for people who are serious about the virus but don't like the idea of putting something in their body. As adults, I think we should be able to make judgements on how much risk you are prepared to take, especially if vaccinated can spread the virus.
It's not a matter of searching for excuses not to take it. It's the assumption that because I don't want to take it, I'm somehow anti-vaxx or I'm not taking the virus seriously and a bunch of assumptions are made concerning my commitment to my health and public health which I don't think is fair.
The issue is being forced to take a vaccine and not being offered an alternative such as providing a negative test, or taking all of the other precautions like the n95 masks and social distancing, and why all of a sudden I'm treated like a second-class citizen because I have an opinion.
All valid points brother. You have a clear understanding of the differences between a N95 and the cloth crap that is circulating. Personally I use an ASTM Level 3.
Regrettably your hyper-vigilance is not being observed by the vast majority of the un-vaxed.. I’m not sure of your age but I’ve been around long enough where I wouldn’t be able to go to school without my yellow immunization card. Again not a fan with some of these draconian restrictions but consequences for not being immunized has been around for decades.
Yes vaccinated people can still possess a viral load that can be transmitted to someone else. Guess what, this applies to many viruses. If transmission is done among the immune, the virus dies or basically has no where to go to thrive. Transmission to the un-vaxed means the virus can continue to replicate at will. Replication can lead to mutations.
I can completely understand the mistrust that is circulating but we have to remember this highly infectious virus has only been known for less than 2 years.
There is still stuff to learn about it’s momentum and China has been anything but cooperative since it’s discovery.
I’m not the most religious but believe in a higher power. However I suspect it doesn’t stop you for slapping on a condom to prevent HIV, Hep or unwanted pregnancies. I’ll await the conspiracy theorists about the mind controlling use of Latex