[…] Personally, I think we should go even further. With a few exceptions, all businesses and organisations should have the right to deny access to people who have chosen not to be vaccinated. […] Everyone should be able to go to the supermarket or the doctor. But any discretionary venue – restaurants, cafes, theatres, libraries, retail shops, – should be allowed to demand proof of vaccination before letting someone inside.
[…] Two weeks ago, Brazil’s President staged a photo-op in New York, for which he ate pizza while standing on the sidewalk. As an unvaccinated person, he wasn’t allowed inside. But that was his choice. Good riddance, as far as I’m concerned.
[…] We won’t be forcing everyone to be vaccinated. You can still choose not to get the jab. But there will be consequences for the choice.
The way I look at it, refusing a vaccine is a bit like smoking. As far as I’m concerned, you can choose to smoke a cigarette. The health impacts are well-documented, but that’s on you. However, the moment your choice impacts upon my health, the moment I’m sucking in second-hand smoke, we have a problem.
Today’s Vaxhole of the day is smearing the non vaccinated as unclean carriers and spreaders of the virus. Science and statistics clearly show that ANYONE whether they are vaccinated or not can both catch Covid and spread covid. His analogy is therefore completely illogical. The only way it would make sense would be if he was talking about people who knew that they had covid yet failed to isolate and chose to go out in public thereby putting others at risk.
Your freedom to smoke a cigarette in a restaurant impacts my freedom not to get lung cancer.
[…] But a person’s choice not to get vaccinated impacts us all. If someone’s not prepared to contribute to the greater good of society, why should they benefit from a society’s collective rewards?
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