Would you support the vaccine being mandatory?

[Lockdowner35]

If there was a guarantee life would get back to normal

No, outside of areas of life that already have required vaccine like certain types of jobs or travel. I wouldn't have an issue if employers that already have required vaccines or countries made it a requirement to get a travel visa did so (though the latter probably should still have quarantines for a while).

@bumbleymummy

A recent study showed that immunity from natural infections lasts 5-8 months plus

If that's the case, it's good news indeed. Do you have a link for the study?

@peak2021 and @Lockheart

in particular that you need one in order to fly

PCRs are required in order to fly, not vaccination

No way.

@trulydelicious I started a thread on it a couple of days ago :)

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4130264-Some-good-news-about-immunity-lasting-6-8-months-plus

Making vaccines mandatory would simpy play into the paranoid mindset of the anti-vaxxers so it's a "no'" from me.

I can however see the argument for making the virus mandatory for carers of people who are extremely vulnerable and at risk.

Thanks @bumbleymummy

No. Certainly not.

No, but I do think we have a moral obligation to have it

No it shouldn’t be mandatory but anti vaxxers need silencing.
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want it as soon as they are offered it. I want my life back to normal as soon as possible and having the vaccine will help me to do that.

Anecdotal, but my elderly dad is in hospital at the moment (not covid), and I've had a few of his friends call me to check up on him.

They are 85+ and have had the first jab. They are now all out and about mixing (poker party the other night) as they now think they are invincible. One today was planning on meeting family next week.

I know that's only the few people my dad knows, but they think it means they can never catch covid and it's life as normal, no masks.

So they have very much got the message that it's life as normal once you have been vaccinated.

WankPuffins this is something that I'm concerned about. I think there needs to be more of a message going out to this group that they still can't mix etc.

My PIL are younger, 71 and 74 but even they keep saying they can't wait for the jab because then they can get back to normal, take the grandkids to school again, have them for sleepovers. I don't think they are unique in that thinking.

@Parker231

No it shouldn’t be mandatory but anti vaxxers need silencing

No one should be silenced

No but I think you should be refused access to things like schools or travel without it.

Anti vaxxers are dangerous

No people can take own decision and if it means Covid so be it.

I’d choose vaccine though pdq if I could.

I want to say No because whilst very pro-vaccination generally, I just think it's a waste of time and money to vaccinate everyone.
However, the effects of lockdown on inequality and mental and physical health, especially for the young and the poor means that I'm now almost tempted to say "anything, just anything" before we totally break society.

No, but as much as I support an individual's right to choose not to have it, I also support the rights of a private business to refuse entry/service to anyone that hasn't

What if they’re immune from having had the virus and recovered? Surely if you’re going to refuse people access to things it should be based on immunity - not vaccine status. Particularly when the vaccine doesn’t guarantee immunity.

@zaffa

No but I think you should be refused access to things like schools or travel without it.

School children arnt even being offered it so how would that work?

No

No way

No of course not and no guarantee can be given that there won’t be another pandemic in a few years so the idea of things going back to normal forever is a childish fantasy. The vaccine doesn’t actually stop someone getting Covid but it reduces the severity if they do get it. Given that Covid mutates it’s likely that the vaccine will need to be tweaked and maybe given on an annual basis. I doubt it will be a one off.

I haven’t decided whether I’m getting the vaccine yet. I have had Covid and recovered. I don’t get the flu jab either because I am not high risk. That’s my choice and if you have an issue with it, I suggest you go to North Korea because you’ll fit right in there.

No.