To my surprise the flu jab kicked in last night and made me feel wretched. sleepless night whilst fighting for bed space with Madame Roxalanna. Usually I remain unaffected by vaccinations but this one suddenly crept up on me. Still better to have some protection than none.
I have made my views very clear regarding vaccines and especially the Covid vaccines. I think everyone should have the jab. I have read many of the conspiracy theories and anti-vax propaganda and it is all nonsense! I understand the fears but some of the rubbish that has been written has been irresponsible and just not true. There are some genuine health risks and there will always be people who for what ever reason will react badly. That would be true of any vaccine. Covid 19, is a seriously invasive virus and has killed many hundreds of thousands. The infection rate continues to be high, especially among the young people. What we find hard to believe, in our country where the vaccine rollout has been good why we still have such a high infection rate, even if the deaths have significantly dropped? We must not become complacent, just because the restrictions have been lifted and we appear to be returning to “normal”. Wendy and I still wear a mask when we go shopping and in Crete, it is still mandatory to wear one in the shops, however the policing of it is lax and it is often ignored!
I support your individual choice not to have the vaccine but don’t agree. We are not protecting just ourselves but all. We have seen far to many examples of those who rejected the vaccine end up in hospital and die, along the way saying they wished they had had it! Indeed the notion that you would not protect yourself seems a perverse selfishness. Would you truly reject a protection or even a cure against other potentially fatal diseases or conditions?
As for those who believe god will save them, it reminds me of the story of the man on the roof of his house because of flood, two guys appear in a row boat and say they can help him, he says no god will save him. A motor launch comes by to help but he remains on the roof and says god will save him. Finally a helicopter hovers above and they urge him to grab the ladder and climb, no he says god will save me! Well he drowns and standing before god he asks why he did not save him? God says what do you mean I sent a row boat, a launch and a helicopter!
Stay well
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