mRNA booster: AstraZeneca vaccine

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If 40% of people are choosing not to be vaccinated tell me there's a problem, considering the fact that the rates for other vaccines is pretty high (mid-80's to low-90's). The reason people aren't taking it is because they don't trust it, they don't trust the government, they don't trust big Pharma, or some combination of those. The messaging has been terrible. Continuing to have Fauci up there being the face of this, after all of his lying, is a ridiculously stupid idea.

Mandates are a terrible idea as well - I think far more people would be willing to take it if they weren't forced. There is a large faction of people who object strictly because of the mandates (I know some). Or think that if it was so great, we wouldn't have to be forced to take it.

Ham-fisted restrictions have also been an issue. The states that did not have harsh restrictions, such as shutting down schools for prolonged periods, didn't do any worse than the others. Especially knowing that in Europe, kids have been going to school, unmasked in most cases, this entire time, is not helping.

Let's not even talk about how we have handled the numbers and data. Sure, it's the "unvaccinated" that are the problem - except that they don't really track it as well as you think. The people who died "with Covid" vs those "from Covid" we now know have been inflated to make it seem worse that it was. The data dumps on Friday nights or Monday mornings to make trends look worse. Duplicate reporting within counties or states. All kinds of shenanigans, whether on purpose or just due to inefficiencies.

How about co-morbidities. Where are we hearing that if you're overweight, go lose weight to help your body's ability to fight off Covid. That is THE number 1 comorbidity, and yet the government has done absolutely ZERO to try to get out that messaging.

We're seeing that natural immunity doesn't "count" even though it's been the best way to deal with disease since the dawn of mankind. They say "we don't know how long it lasts" and yet, they don't know how long the vaccines last either.

And, the 1st shot, the 2nd shot, now boosters...and it may be the way it has to go..in perpetuity? When will the shots end? And when will the masks be allowed to be removed? If we are STILL required to wear masks even after vaccination, there is no benefit to getting vaccinated. I mean, seriously, this has all been so mishandled.

So, I think it's nuts to try to blame the unvaccinated. Blame China for getting this out. Blame Fauci and the others in the NIH for funding gain-of-function research. Blame the government for mishandling so many aspects of this. But don't blame people who see what's going on with all of this and have mistrust. There are plenty of doctors, nurses, scientists - who all won't take the vaccine. If they won't take it, why should the rest of us? Why should we have trust that it's going to work and life will get back to normal.

BTW - this is not a pro-vax or anti-vax discussion. It's about everything around it. You can be pro-vax and hate how our government has handled everything. You can be anti-vax and have perfectly reasonable reasons why.