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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
IT IS NOT TRUE that when an adult doesn't get vaccinated, they pose a risk solely to themselves. They infect other people. They demand health-care resources. THAT'S THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT. That's why I said, the problem with your little spiel about wearing a mask was missing the point -- you wear a mask to protect other people. Pull your head out of your libertarian ass and accept that the decisions people make about their health affect other people too -- you can't just wave your hands and imagine it away.
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If the vulnerable avoid public settings, they decrease their chance of contracting the virus. This is indisputable.
The interests here are those of the vulnerable and the HC system, on one hand, and those of the rest of society that can go about their lives normally, on the other.
To balance them there has to be a policy that:
1. Allows people to visit establishments in which masking cannot be done effectively (restaurants, bars, anywhere one eats or drinks);
2. Provides protections for the vulnerable and limits transmission in other settings.
OK. So it really comes down to policy regarding bars, restaurants, clubs, gyms, and other places where masking cannot be done all the time.
I would advocate the following:
1. Vaccine cards for admission, barring admission of the intentionally unvaccinated;
2. Warnings to the vulnerable, who should be allowed to enter if they chose to take the risk, that there is a chance they will contract the virus within the place.
This seems sane.
