Northernsoulgirl
I completely agree that it works both ways.
We cannot on the one hand cry ageism and callousness at those who say older people or clinically vulnerable people “would have died anyway” or “that’s life” and on the other hand say exactly that if the same is happening from vaccines.
However it isn’t.
Thousands upon thousands of people are dying every day from covid and it looks like (potentially, but they are still investigating it) some people will die from the vaccine.
It’s a dreadful situation to be in but I think most people will reluctantly swallow a lesser number of deaths from the vaccine (if that turns out to be the case).
It’s just incredibly difficult for us to fathom and come to terms with the fact that we personally are living through this horrendous time and that these choices have to be made.
It is exactly the same for lockdown. It makes me incredibly sad to think of the pain, sickness, death, poverty and abuse that lockdown has created and will create for years to come.
It is painful to reconcile myself with the fact that I still think it’s necessary.
That is my government’s choice and that would be my choice.
Because the alternative to vaccination or lockdown would be catastrophic.
Many times more people would die, be in pain, be denied care and basic necessities, be in poverty.
Wow! That was a ramble!
Anyway, yes, those people’s lives matter too.