So my anti-vaxxer cousin in Canada finally came down with covid. I knew it was only a matter of time. She refused to get vaccinated because she has "auto-immune" issues (she's a drama queen and while she does have some health issues she is fully ensconced in the naturopathy bullshit, etc.) and believed she'd have a serious adverse reaction to the vaccine. She told me her friend died from the vaccine - this story has changed over the months since her friend died.
She is a firm supporter of the Freedumb trucker caravan in Canada.
I still have a fb account but don't use it regularly. I heard that my good friend's mom had passed away yesterday so I logged in today to leave a message of condolence on her page and caught sight of my niece's post that her family was recovering from covid.
Turns out my cousin got sick about 12 days ago and had to be hospitalized, got Remdesivir (at least she isn't so much of an AV that she's refusing treatment and relying on Ivermectin), developed bacterial pneumonia, etc.
She is home with in-home nursing care but may be having a dead cat bounce as she had this to say: "I’m not out of the woods yet but I feel like I have turned a corner, I’m so grateful to be alive."
I don't think she realizes yet what she has done to her health but not getting vaccinated and then getting covid was a really stupid move on her part. I hope she recovers but I suspect we will all be hearing about long covid now for the forseeable future.
I think I have one cousin who isn't vaccinated and it's just sad. She won't get vaccinated because her boyfriend she's been with for well over a decade and has a child with who refuses to get married until they can afford a wedding (I'm sure. . .) won't allow her to. She has no self-esteem and won't go get it anyway. I hope she'll be okay. She's never shared any anti-vax crap or anything, just let's her partner dictate her actions.
Yah V, being unvaxxed causes or can cause a chain reaction of serious problems. Mike mentions a method of motivation for AVer's. Perhaps tax them at a higher rate if they refuse to vax and then get sick. It does seem prudent to develop some methodology to prevent a repeat of these circumstances at a future date. As is, the world's healthcare systems have been overtaxed and societies pushed to and over the brink to violence.
It seems think tanks have worked out various scenarios, consequences, and solutions. As I recall Obama's team had a plan that was dismantled by tRump.
This site popped up as a result of these circumstances as a sort of grassroots educating/shaming strategy that provides some outlet to vent about those socially irresponsible. However, success in actually changing the minds of AVer's is negligible but not zero.
Sorry, but in the end, these people fuked themselves into destruction. Perhaps earlier education in health areas would be helpful? Yeah I've wanted to get in these people's faces and scream at them..."What's your F'n problem!?!"
The solution to this pandemic is to get vaccinated. It's not a chess game only won by masters or demanding of great thinking.
I would have been OK with a denial of service option to really flush out the AV'ers.
By X date if you have not been vaxxed and don't want to be - fine. If you need care when you get it, sorry. Back of the line, we will call you when space is open for the unvaxxed. Try home care.
I saw this post pop up again and thought I'd check in on my cousin's fb page to see what was going on and saw this posted today. Her husband got covid too (they truly are idiots) and a couple of days ago he was complaining to her of a heaviness in his chest and breathing hard with exertion. Both are in their early 60s with plenty of comorbidities.
Hope for the best prepare for the worst