If You Hate Lockdowns, You Should Love The Vaccine
The vaccine is the only thing that will end the COVID-19 nightmare
Despite some early hiccups, it appears vaccinations under the program formerly known as Operation Warp Speed have begun to hit their stride. The United States has hit a milestone on Monday.
You would think many of the same people who hate lockdowns and mask mandates would be happy with this news. After all, the sooner we reach herd immunity, the sooner we can put COVID-19 behind us. But that’s not the case.
Unfortunately, many of the same people who can be counted on to oppose mask mandates and lockdowns are also against the vaccine. I’m going to explain why if you oppose lockdowns and mask mandates, you must love the vaccine.
One of the complaints I get from these people is that the vaccine is unsafe because it was rushed. Another common complaint is that the vaccine is full of toxins. Another complaint is that people have died from the vaccine. These and many other complaints about the vaccines are false.
Yet another common complaint is that the government is mandating the vaccine. Currently, I’m not aware of any government anywhere in the world that is mandating them. Nor what I support such a government mandate. But your employer can and some employers such as hospitals and nursing homes probably should institute a “no jab, no job” policy.
Others object to the fact that people like me are pushing the vaccines. Even companies that are paying their employees to get the vaccine is seen as a bad thing. I assure you, this isn’t some Bill Gates plot to control your body or whatever. We just think that the over 433,000 deaths from this terrible virus are way too many and we want to add many more to that terrible total.
In the United States, the case fatality rate of COVID-19 is 1.7%, which is tied for the lowest of the 10 most deadly countries for this virus. Assuming that rate stays steady if we allow the virus to ravage the entire population without mitigation, it would result in over 5.6 million dead. That has to be considered a low ball because the case fatality rate would likely increase. No, this virus doesn’t have a survival rate of 99.5%.
Herd immunity was the only we are getting past the COVID-19 nightmare. Masks were never going to do it. Lockdowns definitely were not going to do it. Even social distancing was never going to do it. Vaccines are the key to achieving herd immunity without an even more massive death toll.
If you abhor lockdowns and mask mandates as I do, you should join me in embracing the vaccines.