Quote Originally Posted by JamesMcClean View Post
That’s my position OA. And the vaccine hesitancy could/should have been addressed much earlier by introducing mandatory vaccination (excepting those genuinely medically exempt) for entry into pubs/clubs/restaurants/foreign travel etc. Those that then didn’t want the vaccine well that would be fine - you don’t have to have it- but don’t then expect to also be able to engage in activities that carry a degree of ‘risk’ to themselves and others. I guarantee take up of the vaccine would have been much quicker which is unfortunate as the hospitalisations and deaths are almost exclusively amongst the unvaccinated now and it’s dragging the rest of the population now like a ball and chain.
Thats the thing mate, it is mandatory for many countries that you show proof of yellow fever for an example. No yellow fever jab no fly and no entry. UK Gov could well have adopted the same thing and said right, a'body needs vaccinated or its game over you'll be excluded from participating in X, Y and Z. Uptake would have been quicker.

FWIW I think the uptake has been good just not quick enough but i blame the system for that as opposed to the people. I had a right carry on with trying to change the appointment the NHS sent me and in the end i lost out on my jabs here as once i couldnt change it thats was me off the system and couldn't select any other dates. How many other people has that happened to and they've went 'ah f uck it, i'll wait on another letter coming through'? To this date i still haven't had any more requests from the NHS to receive a vaccination and they wont know i've already had it elsewhere.

Was glad i got the J&J and got it over and done with but the system we operate here is poor IMO