Like others have said, I gave them their 'two weeks to flatten the curve'. My mother called bullshale from the get-go, and I know her to be pretty intuitive, plus the virus - even at its worst estimate - was never going to be remotely threatening to my own health.
My late brother also had a bad reaction to a yellow-fever vaccine, which may have contributed to his breakdown and eventual suicide. I was not in any sense an 'anti-vaxxer', but I was quite aware that not all vaccines are equal, and vigorously opposed to any form of vaccine-mandates, due to my brother's experience.
What's more, within certain sections of my friendship group, we had been joking about Alex Jones's infamous 'roll up da sleeves!' rant about Bill Gates for years before. I don't really know who or what was behind the vaccines, but it all seemed a bit too... Book of Revelations-y, if you know what I mean...
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Re: The Epiphany (A reflection thread on pandemic choices)
Date: 2023-07-19 12:05 pm (UTC)My late brother also had a bad reaction to a yellow-fever vaccine, which may have contributed to his breakdown and eventual suicide. I was not in any sense an 'anti-vaxxer', but I was quite aware that not all vaccines are equal, and vigorously opposed to any form of vaccine-mandates, due to my brother's experience.
What's more, within certain sections of my friendship group, we had been joking about Alex Jones's infamous 'roll up da sleeves!' rant about Bill Gates for years before. I don't really know who or what was behind the vaccines, but it all seemed a bit too... Book of Revelations-y, if you know what I mean...