The term new normal is the worst. It’s admitting that you are ready and willing to give up freedoms for a small sense of security. I can’t wrap my head why anyone on either side of the fence would be ok with a mandated shot from a 99% survival rate sickness. I am 100% ok with someone wanting it, and 100% ok with another person not wanting it. That’s the way it should be.
I will absolutely quit my job if it becomes an issue! One of my sisters in-laws just gave up an extremely well paying job with Hasbro toys over it. It seems to be that everywhere has issues hiring decent help these days. Company’s alienate the workforce then try to hire to fill those gaps seems like a bad move.
Also the let the “anti-vaxxers putting their money where their mouth is.” comment is interesting to me. I guess I am lumped into this category (Although I feel I shouldn’t be. I am not anti-vaxx, I am pro freedom of choice.) I have never once wished financial stress or medical issues to a person who has chosen to be vaxxed.I honestly hope it’s what they say it is and everyone will be fine. But on the other hand it seems to be normal to hear it being said to people who have chosen not to be....
I agree with it being a choice to get vax'd....I also agree with incentivising getting it through cheaper insurance(increase in less healthy behaviors).
HOWEVER. I am kind of getting sick of people who choose not to get the vaccine bringing up the survival rate. A vaccine isn't just about survival. It is very much about minimizing the sickness on an individual (with the hope if eradicating the disease eventually) the hospital utilization rate for this disease is higher then many. It is also highly contagious. Think about all of the ICU beds are now being taken by people that could have very likely prevented being hospitalized by getting a vaccine. While it wouldn't keep all of the people out of the hospital, it certainly would help ease the high demand on hospitals that may very well mean that hospital may not be available for other purposes.
I believe everyone has the choice..but stop focusing on the survivability rate. With the new variant I have noticed much higher frequency of people under 65 being listed in the daily deaths....but also the rate at which the hospitals are now dealing with people that could have very well not been there in the first place is starting to get maddening.
If we didn't have a highly contagious disease that caused hospitalizations on such a high(ish) percent going around it may be different...but ignoring the risk posed not only to you, but to others(that may not have a hospital bed to be treated) it isn't only about hospitalizations.
In writing this I now feel that maybe insurance shouldn't be higher for unvax'd people....however maybe they shouldn't cover your full hospital visit if you aren't. Maybe that's a better "put your money where your mouth is" scenario
