No, the anti-vaxxers won't watch it, but they can get their Darwin Awards when they end up in ICU.
It is the vaccine-hesitant and the "haven't got around to it" we need to target and there are ways of doing this.
My partner was getting some shopping for her brother, who is under 24 hour care for a variety of conditions, yesterday.
She was going towards the supermarket and in front of her were a couple of blokes, middle aged, don't look like they take care of themselves particularly. Anyway, they are talking about getting a slab and visiting one another's house. My partner says, ahem, what are you talking about? Then asks if they are vaccinated.
A few minutes earlier she had been at a chemist in the shopping centre. The chemist was asking everyone if they were vaccinated, they had Pfizer doses they would need to chuck away if not used as they were going out of date. The chemist had already been through the supermarket literally shouting down the aisles that there were vaccines available, now, immediately, no wait, no appointment, just come and get jabbed. The young guy on the check out was also asking everyone he served (not directed by management, just doing it off his own back).
So, my partner asks the blokes if they were vaccinated - nah, didn't get around to it. She marched them to the chemist (it helps being an ex teacher!) who quickly grabbed them and now they have their first dose.
These guys weren't hesitant or anything really. Just hadn't got their sh1t together.
You read the stories of how people suffer and can't be vaccinated by the time they get to hospital. You hear about the horrible suffering. We know a lot of people are affected by COVID long after they are out of hospital. We know the stats - if you are vaccinated you are around 90% protected against getting sick enough to end up in hospital or ICU. We know that there is barely any medical reason that prevents anyone getting the vaccine.
There is no excuse, ask anyone you meet if they are vaccinated and tell them to get vaccinated if they're not. It is the only way out of the pandemic.
DS
