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Originally Posted by Fuzz
It won't be required during normal times, though I'd have no problem confirming other vaccines if it came to that. I get my flu vaccine every year, because that's what doctors recommend, and it takes all of 20 minutes. I have all recommended vaccines(and some not) because I listen to science.
But to go back to your original point, we didn't previously have those requirements, #1, because in the past people actually listened to their doctors instead of Facebook and got their children immunized, and #2, the viruses weren't destroying society.
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I agree on the science of the vaccine.
As you've said. I listen to my doctor, not Facebook. My family doctor has always been fairly "meh" on the flu shot. "Get it if you like. Understand that it protects you against only 4 out of 1000s of strains. These are probably the most common strains this year, but who knows. You're healthy enough so it's up to you."
I do believe in the science and I listen to my doctor. That's why I have gotten the flu shot maybe 5 times in my life. Not because I think it's going to kill me or have any long term effects, but because I just don't care to get it.
Once I had a child, my doctor's tune changed. "I strongly recommend you get the flu shot, to protect your new born". So I got it.
Once we start allowing private businesses to mandate medical decisions, then that in my mind becomes problematic. As uncomfortable as it may be, your medical decisions should be made between you and your doctor, without interference from private enterprise, or the public at large.