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Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

The damage done to this country by the anti-vaxxers is incalculable. And, as soon as the FDA came down with its decision, I immediately started hearing new excuses as to why they still won’t get vaccinated: The approval process was “rushed”, and/or was “political”. Anti-vaxxers will always find an excuse to do the wrong thing. That they are destroying our medical system in the process is irrelevant to them because, you know, “FREEDOM”. 🙄🙄🙄

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MLMinET's avatar

I read in our local paper yesterday about ppl who need blood transfusions asking for blood from UNvaccinated. Otherwise the “chip” might come through, I guess. Is there no end to stupidity?

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Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

Wow. I am speechless. Yes, apparently, we ARE that stupid.

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Daniel Friedman (5 gen nyc)'s avatar

Not "we" but "they". A sharp line must be drawn to defend ourselves. Our health, welfare, and lives depend on repelling the threat of "them".

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Dick Montagne's avatar

“The chip come through” that takes the cake, I know we live in strange times, but that has to be one of the stupidest things I have ever heard, it’s so beyond stupid that I know you couldn’t make it up.

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Diane Love (St Petersburg FL)'s avatar

Yes, we are drowning in a sea of stupid.

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Cynthia O'Connor's avatar

Have these folks not gotten their children vaccinated against the basic measles, mumps, polio etc.? Or is this just an anti-covid thing?

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Mary McGee Heins's avatar

It’s an anti-Covid thing judging from the Republicans I know. The vaccine has been politicized.

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Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

Which is amazing. Nothing like getting (and possibly spreading) a life-threatening illness just to show that you're "owning the Libs".

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Pensa_VT's avatar

The unvaxxed, Free Will-stanced students I have been talking to have all their childhood vaccines.

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Cynthia O'Connor's avatar

of course they have...ugh

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Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

I think that it has become a general anti-vaccination position. And, I have little doubt that if someone does any digging, they will find that Russian troll farms are behind the movement............

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Pensa_VT's avatar

Who needs Russian propaganda now when we have republicans?

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Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

Six of one, half dozen of the other..........

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Christy's avatar

Right? They appear to be equivalents.

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AshleyR TN's avatar

Cynthia, this question itches my brain regularly!

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Beth's avatar

I heard yesterday from a nurse friend with nurses in her office who have been refusing the vaccine that now they're refusing it "because it's mandated", their newest excuse.

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Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

It's as infuriating as it is stupid and ill-informed.

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