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Originally Posted by rstebbins
People who are working, making a living and supplying all of us who are retired with our food and services should be first in line. Everyone has to get back to work or we are all in big trouble. Those of us who have the luxury of not working need to be patient as we try to get back to normal. I have not stopped doing most things, just being careful. If you are that worried, just stay at home. But when you go the Publix or Winn Dixie for food, you will be safer if those people are already protected and don't forget all those postal workers, UPS/FEDX drivers that are delivering all those online purchases right to your door.
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I disagree to a certain extent. My children have had COVID as well as my grandchildren and they have only missed a couple days of work and school. It was not even as serious to them as a flu would have been, had they caught that instead. This is a fallacy that working people have to be inoculated before going back to work. Even though, that is probably where half of the virus is transmitted. The other half by infection at home, in my opinion.
On the other hand, it does not matter where seniors become infected, IF they become infected they can DIE, period. I am not saying this because I am a senior. I originally had no intention of getting the shot, but changed my mind because of my wife. The young are shrugging it off unless they have serious underlying illnesses. Seniors are dying, regardless of illness due mostly to age related weakness.
So, I say take care of those that are filling the hospitals and let the youth cope with a couple days off of work or school.