Quote Originally Posted by baggiematt View Post
Firstly, your opinion is the exact reason why we are in the mess we are in. People completely missing the point around this virus.

The virus puts a portion of people who get it into intensive care and seriously ill. There are only so many ICU beds, ventilators, nurses and doctors. Double or triple the amount in ICU and people who need treatment don't get treated. Nurses and doctors get redistributed to tackle the need and then others have delayed treatment. That minor injury/illness that gets low prioritisation then becomes a bigger problem.

In a nutshell, you having your own decision takes someone else's away from them. If half the country decide to make their own minds up, the other half suffer the consequences by not having the treatment they deserve. This isn't a 1% situation.

What annoys me is that we've had this virus now for nearly a year, but people still can't be arsed to get the point.

To answer Mick's question, I would have the vaccine. It really should be mandated and I know people hate this type of thing but those who don't follow the medical advice and don't have the vaccine are removing the right to effective healthcare of those who do choose to have it.
Good post and some well made points. I know of a couple of people aged in their late 80’s who have had it and are in full recovery. Someone else I know of who exercised pretty full out 5 times a week and was a very youthful 64 with no health issues died within 10 days of catching it. You just can’t predict who is and isn’t a potential casualty so let’s just respect the rules eh?

It’s a 1 for me