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Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by yojo on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:34PM (#28278424)
The required changes to liberty are substantially different. Giving up your hobbies means making a major change to your life. Getting two shots takes a cumulative 2ish hours.

Do you claim you receive substantial benefits from not getting a shot? Because I claim society gets substantial benefits from you getting vaccinated.

You’re trying to make this a binary thing, but we live in a society where collectively we try to make small trades in liberty for collective benefit.

I do expect you not to drive 60MPH in front of my house where my children play. I do not expect you to give up tennis.

Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by mlang23 on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:04PM (#28278867)
Frankly, if you insist I get a biannual shot for your reasons, I insist that you give up tennis because I dont see why I should pay a single penny for your spare time activities.

I am willing to retract my retarded claim if you do the same.

Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by yojo on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:13PM (#28278977)
You agree that as society you make some concessions for the greater good? I assume you (roughly) coming with speed limits, yes?

And driving slower almost certainly takes more of your time every year than getting a shot. Both measures save other people’s lives. I don’t think you have a leg to stand on here.

Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by mlang23 on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:01PM (#28278823)
Yes, my "substiantial benefit" is not exposing my system to an artificially created addiction/dependency on fabricated meds. What you seem to ignore is the long term effect of going down that path as a society. If the death rate in my age group were higher, believe me, I would take a shot. But since I am statistically not really at risk, I prefer to not make myself dependent on vaccination to survive.
Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by yojo on Monday August 23, 2021 @01:11PM (#28278958)
I’m not aware of any evidence that vaccinations of any kind cause addiction. Please provide citations.
Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine by mlang23 on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:26PM (#28283775)
Almost all vaccine producers claim effectivity for about 9 months, right? So after 9 months, you need to get another shot. Since you have decided your immune system can not handle COVID on its own, you have now a dependency on the vaccine. Thats what I call an addiction. Better english word is probably a dependency...