I'm Furious at the Unvaccinated

[Poiuyt]

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There was a point, earlier on in the pandemic, when vaccines were still scarce, when I tried to be tolerant with the holdouts, tried not to shame them, tried not to be angry with them, tried to allow them time to educate themselves about the benefits of getting vaccinated.

But that time has long since passed for me. Call me one of the intolerant. That’s what I am. I will not coddle willful ignorance anymore. I will not indulge the fool’s errand of “I’m still doing my own research” anymore, either.

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So yes, I am furious at the unvaccinated, and I am not ashamed of disclosing that. I am no longer trying to understand them or educate them. Barriers to access have fallen. The only reason for remaining unvaccinated that I now accept is from people who have medical conditions that prevent it.

All others have a choice to either be part of the solution or part of the problem. The unvaccinated are choosing to be part of the problem.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/opinion/unvaccinated-people-anti-vaxxers.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20211209&instance_id=47371&nl=the-morning®i_id=91674380&segment_id=76507&te=1&user_id=dd4e1b8c8c2d23219632b801cd263130

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. My sister chided me the other day when I said that I was angry about unvaccinated people. She wouldn't get mad – she'd just avoid them. Well, I get angry and have lost all tolerance with anti-vaxxers.

[lapfog_1]

1. I wish the virus had mutated to something more

100 percent lethal to the unvaccinated. And much faster acting so they don't run up a huge hospital bill before they die.

Time to thin the herd.

[Disaffected]

2. That happened to me months ago...

They are a scourge.

Covid vaccination should be mandatory IMO.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Here's an example for you.

Pediatric nurse of 17 years was interviewed by local news. She was upset about the vaccination mandate for healthcare workers at our local hospital (which has since been cancelled, much to my disappointment)

Her reason? Claiming religious exemption. She did not name a specific religion. Religious as in “I shouldn’t have anything forced into my body”. The hospital had refused her religious exemption claim. Said she had no choice but to quit her job over this. “They’re losing a valuable nurse, so the hospital should feel bad about this, not me.”

A PEDIATRIC NURSE. Caring for children!

[bucolic_frolic]

13. I sure her food puts a lot of unknowns down the hatch /nt

[bif]

4. Fuck 'em!

Seriously, I'm totally with you. Just strengthen the gene pool already. I have absolutely no tolerance for them. And if you get Covid and are unvaccinated, the hospital should refuse to treat you. Bunch of selfish pricks.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. This article perfectly captures where I am with the unvaccinated.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/oh-my-fucking-god-get-the-fucking-vaccine-already-you-fucking-fucks

[leftstreet]

6. I'm furious at the CDC for lifting the mask requirement

in May of this year

Replacing it with some bullshit "honor system" when they knew about Delta! This gave everyone the false sense that the vaccine would prevent transmission and/or illness, which in turn gave vax hesitant and anti-vaxxers more fuel to dig in

[yaesu]

8. That was a major mistake that cost lives & should be addressed. nt

[Harker]

10. The "honor system" requires honorable people.

That's its major flaw.

[JanMichael]

16. Walensky should resign. Out of her depth. nt

[AZProgressive]

21. It wasn't bad until the July 4th weekend

That is when Delta spread all over the place but June was a good month as far as the coronavirus goes.

[William769]

7. I am more than furious

I don't hold in my anger anymore. Unfortunately, I will be spending the holidays alone this year, my family is fucking nuts not only antivaxxer's, but still insist the election is stolen.

[yaesu]

9. I told my anti-vaxxed brother that I am not doing any family gatherings when invited

they claim they already have had covid but who knows, they are still running around in public maskless.

[William769]

11. I feel for you.

To add insult to injury, I live in S.W. Florida, few like-minded people here to boot, I don't even get snow. I am really beginning to hate the holidays.

[IronLionZion]

12. They've had enough chances

Delta is still raging hard in many states this winter and mostly hospitalizing unvaccinated people. Vaccinated people are much less likely to need the ventilator or die. So any adult who is still unvaccinated by choice at this point can pay the ultimate price of freedom. Bye

[Initech]

14. The unvaxxed can go eat horse paste!

[packman]

15. With you 100% - Let them go away and do their own thing

Just keep away from the rest of us and have the good grace not to tie up a ICU bed or doctor's time. The hell with them.

[LisaM]

17. At the intentionally unvaccinated, yes.

But all the barriers have not fallen. I live in Seattle, a highly vaccinated city, and I am having trouble finding a booster. Here's the rub - I can't drive to an appointment. We have one car and my partner needs it to get to work. So I have to walk or bus.

I walked into two pharmacies. Neither will take walk ups. One gave me a number to call. I waited on the phone for almost 40 minutes.

They had a pop up clinic near my apartment but did not announce it till that day and I didn't find out till it was over.

The nearest I could find was Everett, over an hour each way by transit, if I can figure it out.

Apparently there are walk ins available at obscure little places around town, all of which are more than an hour each way. And they have cut many local buses in favor of light rail so it's difficult to get around the city now.

All this to say is that yes, everyone should get the vaccine. But I had trouble getting a nearby appointment last time and again now. I have an appointment next week for a booster. In San Juan county, not in my neighborhood which has five pharmacies I can walk to and no appointments at any of them.

[Dan]

19. Try Tacoma, but you have to schedule an appointment for the booster.

But it seems like they do have the vaccine available.

Catch the bus or train from Seattle to Tacoma. Just a thought. Good luck.

[LisaM]

22. It will take me two hours each way.

I am trying to emphasize that it's not easy for everyone. Tacoma! That's a long drive, much less on transit that I am not familiar with.

Anyway, going to an entirely different city means it's not that easy for everyone. I got a booster appointment in another city. It shouldn't have to be that way.

And, I can afford to go to Tacoma or Everett in a pinch, but not everyone has the fare. Roundtrip is $7-$10.

They need more walk in locations in the neighborhoods. When I tried to schedule an appointment at a local QFC, I couldn't get through. I physically walked to the pharmacy. They had people there. They have the vaccine. But they couldn't give it to me. I had to call a national scheduling number and after 40 minutes, no one had answered.

It's just not as easily available as some people think. That's all.

[oregonjen]

23. Does this link help?

Don’t know where you are in Seattle, but UW’s link seems like it might be helpful.

https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccines/#where

[llashram]

18. willful ignorance

and wilful adherence to RW religious and political lies kill...all of us. Hateful arrogant stupid people

[Mopar151]

20. Anti-Vax is Anti American.

Public health laws made our country stronger and richer. Destroying our pandemic response planning was an act of war.

[LuckyCharms]

27. The title of your post is perfect and

it should be on millions of bumper stickers and posters.

It should be repeated as often as possible by our sane political leaders.

[drmeow]

24. In addition to anger

I have unbridled contempt for the voluntarily unvaccinated, no small amount of hatred, and absolutely ZERO empathy

[PittBlue]

25. Hoping the herd continues to thin out.

They can all die and go to hell.

[RobinA]

26. I Can't Really

work up any decent anger towards them. Maybe I could if the vaccine prevented transmission, but since it doesn't, I'll keep my anger focused on the other 50 things that enrage me each and every day. Which is not to say I don't wish they'd all get vaccinated, I just don't have the energy left to worry about whether someone else choses to put their life in danger.

[LuckyCharms]

28. If things worked as they should...

then if enough people were to be vaccinated, the virus could be eradicated.

Additionally, I've read that vaccinated people who have subsequently been infected shed a lower viral load than those who have been infected and have not been vaccinated.

Finally, in my eyes, the real problems are as follows:

1) The incredible stress that the unvaccinated place on health care workers.

2) The strain the unvaccinated place on hospital resources. The 3 hospitals in my area have stopped doing "elective" surgeries.

3) Excess deaths (I believe that is how they are referred to). People are foregoing routine dental care and medical care due to this virus not being under control. The effects of this will be seen for decades.

4) The inability to "get back to normal" due to the unvaccinated.

5) The influence of misinformation that is spread by the unvaccinated.

The unvaccinated put us ALL in danger.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. We need vaccine passports and to exclude/shun assholes who refuse to be vaccinated

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