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Originally Posted by charmed59
I see in Sumter county the percent of seniors vaccinated for COVID is leveling out at just over 60%. If we need 75% to hit herd immunity we’d need over 90% of those under 65 to be vaccinated, which seems unlikely.
Is there some number of seniors that intend to get vaccinated but haven’t yet? If so, what are they waiting for? I’m hopeful seeing the Villages Health is now inoculating their members.
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Here’s the way I look at Covid: Here is a very contagious virus that has killed thousands upon thousands all over the world. It is unlike any virus we have seen in our lifetimes, therefore, it has been a “learn-as-you-go” medical nightmare, just as the Spanish Flu was a century ago, and HIV and Ebola. Medical Specialists and Scientists have done their best to figure out what to do to contain Covid and to develop a vaccine to reduce the risk of contracting it. If people don’t want the vaccine because they are against vaccinations or are paranoid & worried about microchips being implanted with the vaccines or believe it’s against their political agenda or believe Covid is a cold virus, well they aren’t going to get the vaccine. That is their prerogative. Medical researchers know what they are talking about with regards to achieving herd immunity but it won’t be happening anytime soon, at least I don’t think so. It’s going to take a couple years because of people not wanting the vaccine. I choose to wear a mask where requested and do the distancing thing etc.
And as for “Vaccine Passports,” it does not phase me at all to have proof of vaccination for travel. Big deal, so you show you had a vaccination to hopefully reduce risk of transmission to others in the country or world. My independence is not affected by showing proof of having a vaccination, no more than parents have to show proof of their kids having vaccinations to enter school.....it’s so deadly diseases don’t rear their heads again and kill people. Like Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Polio, etc. In my mind it’s common sense, but then I was a medical provider for 33 years so think about these things differently I guess. My opinion only.