Sorry, to hear that. Please remember I do not leave in the US, so the social dimension may sometimes escapes me.

Here in Mexico, people will gladly speak about the side effects of the vaccine, at least when you are talking among equals. We are also behind the US in terms of both population coverage and in terms of boosters (we just began this year with the 1st booster/3rd dose, for senior citizens over 60 only). Our most of our youths remained vax-free well into the Autumn too (due to availability, mostly); which makes me think we are yet to grasp what will be the dimension of the backslash.