I feel sorry for the people who can't have it... people with cancer for example, the immunocompromised and for those with serious allergies. There was a little boy in the news that caught covid who very nearly died.
That's why I had it, I was scared, I was anxious, but I was motivated by thinking of others.
Then spare some of that concern for others who are refusing the vaccine due to personal or generational history of forced medical procedures.
Some of my patients allow people to think they are anti vaxxers rather than admit to the trauma they have experienced, they still feel so ashamed, guilty, dirty and haunted because of it that looking like an anti vaxxer is preferable.
Many of my patients cannot wear masks for trauma related reasons, many of them are also too anxious currently to have the vaccine, that is their choice, and whilst I will offer them advice and guidance, it is up to each person to make their own medical choices.
That some posters would prefer to have forced vaccination, and thus live in a society which only allows bodily autonomy when it suits them is deeply concerning, how well do you think women in particular would fare in such a society?
Berating or trying to insistently coerce anyone for not having a vaccine, or indeed not wearing a mask is beyond unhelpful. It is extremely damaging to efforts to try and combat vaccine hesitancy and it is downright cruel when very many people are already suffering and struggling. Patience and understanding on both sides would go a long way.
Before anyone asks, yes I work in a hospital, yes I have had the vaccine and yes I wear a mask.