How would you react if a family member or a friend chose not to have the vaccine?

[Laiste]

Is this going to divide people and friendships?

(i know it's a minority who wont have it, but still ... how do you feel?)

It is no-one's business bar their own!!! I wouldn't even be asking...I don't care what someone else does. I would be furious at anyone judging me for my decision...

I would put it in the same category as people who fell out with family members over Brexit I.e. a bit pathetic.

I wouldn't care at all.

Close family I would probably question it (not an issue as parents can’t wait for it and siblings have already had it as they are health care workers).

Extended family and friends I wouldn’t question them but if I am being honest I would probably think less of them

I would find it incomprehensible personally and would say something.
Would ultimately respect their decision but would not have to talk about it in future with them!

@loulouljh

It is no-one's business bar their own!!! I wouldn't even be asking...I don't care what someone else does. I would be furious at anyone judging me for my decision...

Given vaccination is the way to achieve herd immunity it’s absolutely other people’s business what proportion of the population is vaccinated

Refusing vaccination is 100% other people's business

It wouldn't bother me (their body, their choice) but I wouldn't make effort to be around them just in case I was carrying covid and they could get ill. I also would cut them out if they started spouting conspiracy theory claptrap about micro-chips, being a guinea pig yadda yadda.

I also would have little patience with them if they started bitching about not being able to go abroard/to a festival/insert other activity that may require you to be vaccinated.

Vaccinations are for the good of society. Its to protect those who are vunerable and may not be able to have vaccinations (due to allergies etc). Its time we thought about the bigger picture rather than stupid individuals sticking it to the man because they consider themselves more 'woke'.

I'd mind my own business.

I would find it surprising, unless it’s contraindicated for health reasons. It would mean I wouldn’t want to see them, in case I passed the disease on to them. I would feel annoyed that if they got ill and needed hospital treatment, other people with other diseases might not get the care they needed.

Given vaccination is the way to achieve herd immunity it’s absolutely other people’s business what proportion of the population is vaccinated

What is in your interest and what is your business are not the same things at all. You don’t have a right to other people’s confidential information just because it would be useful for you to have it.

I would respect their decision completely, I wouldn’t agree with the decision, but people have the right to chose.

My daughter wnt have it
I work on frontline so I have had it

But she wnt but she don't have the flu jab either
Her choice 🤷‍♀️

I would judge them, but their decision as long as they don't whinge about not being allowed into theatres, on aeroplanes and don't go round infecting those who literally cannot have it because of pregnancy and medical reason

Its time we thought about the bigger picture rather than stupid individuals sticking it to the man because they consider themselves more 'woke'

What on earth is being 'woke' got to do with it? You'd probably class me as 'woke' (definition... alert to injustice in society, especially racism) but I literally cannot wait to have it.

Told my 18 year old have it or move out!!

I’d think they were an idiot.

The problem is that it IS everyone's problem - the more people that don't get vaccinated, the more the virus can spread and mutate. Future mutations pose a threat to the immunity gained from vaccination. The uk variant developed because of the virus being allowed to spread so much in late summer/autumn. Thats why travel restrictions will continue for years - as the virus will continue to spread and mutate in countries who are not able to vaccinate their adult population like we are.

I really couldn't bring myself to care.

My mother is going to refuse it. She believes God will protect her. She also doesn't SD properly - again, as she believes God will protect her. I'm chronically ill & I don't know what to do. My sister & BIL had CV last year, with minimal symptoms so they now think they're immune, they plan to refuse it too.

I would respect their choice, but refuse to go anywhere near them until I was safely vaccinated, ie 21 days after my second dose.

No reaction from me. It's an individual chocie

Wouldn't bother me at all.

I would think they were idiotic and consider continuing to limit any time with them after lockdown. Can't imagine anyone in my family being so stupid though so it's not an issue.

@evouk these current vaccines don't make you "immune". You can still catch COVID. It's more likely to reduce the severity of the disease if you do get it, but none of them are a 100% guarantee.

Another one who wouldn't mind or care. Its not my place to judge an adult on what they want to do with themselves.