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Originally Posted by Michread
Nope. Article says one third are AGREEING to get the shot...see today’s Daily Sun A 12
That leaves two thirds of some Army units who are NOT.
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No, the article says that two-thirds who were OFFERED the vaccine ACCEPTED the vaccine, which means one-third did NOT accept the vaccine. That’s very sad. There was a time when people going into the military were tough and brave and accepted all their shots and their first buzz cut without complaint, though they may have gritted their teeth, and some passed out from getting several vaccines at once. Willing to face a bullet but not a needle? I don’t get it. General Washington required his troops at Valley Forge to accept smallpox inoculation. That was a big deal, much more dangerous than this vaccine. I believe two or three of the soldiers died from their inoculation. But the result was that the rest stayed free of smallpox, a scourge of army life, and lived on. Without the inoculations, we may well have lost that war. I’d tell the troops “Take the vaccine or get a dishonorable discharge.” I guess everywhere we go, there are people who believe conspiracy theories and pseudo-science. Why should military personnel be any different?