Covid Vaccination ID

[backsidebaggie]

And some will think if they’re young and healthy and therefore low risk of covid, they’re yet to hear a reasonable explanation to have it! It amazes me that people can’t see this from both sides. You may not think people’s reasons are valid, but they don’t think your opinion that people should have it is reasonable. Opinions and arseholes and all that.

Each to their own. The division in this is going to become toxic, and for me, each persons choice for their body is a fundamental human right.

For those that think being young and healthy will protect them look at what is happening in Brazil. So far it's hit the old and vulnerable generally because they are the weakest, if we open up society without getting it down to minimal levels and protecting against it rising up again then it will hit the young and healthy. At the current rate we'll have 70% of the adult population vaccinated by the end of April so I think your pessimism will be misplaced.

Even Nick had showed that he was wrong in his prediction when he said on 11th March "I'll believe there's a light at the end of the tunnel if in three week's time the hospitalisations and deaths are still on the downward turn." It's now 5 weeks later and they still are.

I don’t know the death rate, or hospitalisation rate, of the under 40s in Brazil. But I know it’s bloody small here for that age group so far, so some are happy to take that chance. It’s a very small chance of serious illness for the young and healthy here so far. The data confirms that. It’s their choice.

I think the vaccination rate will be above 80% overall, but I suspect that won’t be enough (even though the government suggested it would only require over 50s and vulnerable to be vaccinated last year... I guess that changed) and lockdowns will return in the autumn. I’ll be delighted to be wrong, genuinely.