COVID - general discussion - Temp Locked

This is very informative to read, especially the video and maybe those who feel that it won't happen to them or they can exercise choice in the face of such a deadly virus should heed the words of this NHS Professor in London, working just now. BBC LINK

I think Mylo is saying he's not going to have the vax and is not swayed by information or thoughts of overstretching the NHS.

+1👍🏻. It’s your body, you choose. No one should be forced by any way or means whatsoever. 

Ah......😁

Needs to inform friends and family then. Just ignore if he/she is taken ill with Covid. It’s by choice. No need to waste resources, risk putting anyone in danger. Move along please, nothing to worry about here........

Vax’d folk - "Getting vaccinated may not stop us carrying the disease...."

I am optimistic that if a vaccinated person contracts the virus and recovers that with the antibodies working that any viral load will be low. Remains to be seen

Non vax'd folk - "It certainly means those folk will spread the disease..."

It depends on how they conduct themselves.

Personally I don't see it being reduced greatly until many age groups are vaccinated including the working age groups

yes +1, it's always easier to get things done on a voluntary basis with that kind of approach than trying to enforce something with strict rules.

You just have to make people see why they should be following.  

no vacation for me my choice but i have no problem with anyone getting vaccinated there choice doesn’t make me a bad person 

It is early days yet but there could be all sorts of ramifications for those not willing to be vaccinated. It’s not yet known whether getting the jab prevents you spreading the disease to others. If it does then there could well be travel restricitions placed on those who have not been vaccinated. As it is, that is already the case with some diseases, e.g. yellow fever. Some countries may demand proof of vaccination to allow entry and travel insurance companies may also make such demands when providing cover.

As it currently stands, because it is not known if the COVID jab prevents disease transmission, the objective of rolling out the jab to the population can only be to try and reduce the demands on the health service.

I don't really care if people do not want to be immunised and risk their own lives as long as I can have the jab and it works in protecting me from this dreadful disease.

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We don’t tend to disagree on much Rocky, and I don’t disagree that an individual can choose how to treat their own body/ health, with a few caveats......

fine if it doesn’t impact on anyone else, either through a health risk that might be transmitted, where they are breaking the law to feed an addiction, or huge sums of money are having to be diverted to someone’s welfare for something that could be prevented, or it impacts upon loved ones and dependents leaving them traumatised. 

It’s like driving down the road on the wrong side by choice. It might get you killed, it might kill an innocent other. Making the wrong choice has implications not just for the chooser. So educating, persuading, helping individuals to choose wisely is best for the greater good.....🤔🙂