Boosters are a joke.......

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Have a good friend who hasn't had a jab and neither has her mum (not judging,her choice etc)but every single day she's making digs at me.
I said I was tired last week she jumps in
"Probably off the jab"
I had my last vaccination in may!
A few of her statements
"Since my aunt had the jab she's been acting weird,all happy and thinks she's invincible "
"The jabs don't work,it's a test"
"See people dying who have had both jabs,pleased I never got it"

Now her latest is "hospitals are preparing to see who can handle the boosters and who can't"

Her ex's mum passed away from covid (she had COPD and heart problem and passed away from covid )
Her ex had it too
Both refused the vaccine

Her response ..."bit fishy them saying it was covid ,I don't buy it"

How would you approach this?
Would you try explaining stuff to her to try and help her understand?
Or just leave her to it and when she mentions it change the subject?

Ignore.

Anything you say is just feeding her stupidity.,

I couldn't be friends with this person. Sounds deranged.

I wouldn't bother to say anything. Some people are just too stupid to benefit from help.

Boosters are not a joke here, your friend is an idiot.

Our friendship would b over

Ignore. There’s enough info out there she should be able to understand, as she can’t. Then there is no point trying to explain it further.

Couldn't be friends with such a person.

I’d want to try to understand what her fear is.

Ignore the comments and distance yourself for a while.

I wish my husband (ITU doctor) could give these lot a tour. Pretty much all unvaccinated in ITU - unless very unlucky with other conditions going on. Trouble is the amount who believe this crap would overfill a hospital let alone a unit!

They’re beyond reason unfortunately, and probably wouldn’t believe their own eyes if they did have a tour.

For similar comments like the one that your friend makes, take a trip to the Daily Mirror website, read any article at all about covid, and then go to the comments. I have never seen so many idiots all in one place!

There’s no cure for stupid.

You can't argue with stupid.

I'm always amazed that someone has a 'good friend' who suddenly comes out with shite.

Lose the friend

If you want to salvage the friendship I think you need to let her know gently you're finding the constant comments grinding. You respect her opinions but she needs to respect yours too. Perhaps you can agree to disagree on this one and not talk about vaccines.

I would either say your piece in the hope she distances herself from you or just quietly stop contacting her.

I had a good friend who has turned into a vaccine conspirancy/ anti mask nut and have almost zero contact with her now as she annoys me so much.

There is no point in arguing or trying to reason with antivaxers, they believe they are enlightened and cleverer than the sheep who get their jags.

I'd think she's confused by all the opposing information out there and cut her some slack since I'm supposed to be her friend.

she sounds unhinged talking about things being a test etc. I'd ignore but suggest she gets some mental health help if possible ..

Ask her where she got her 'information' from. Memorise a few stats and facts and correct her.

I'd distance myself. And if she asks why I'd tell her. As pp have said, you can't argue with stupid.

@howley1 telling people to get mental health help is a tactic often used by abusers. I don't think anyone should be saying that to someone simply because they have a different opinion about something.

Also there is no mental health help.

Have you tried showing her the stats of vaccinated/unvaccinated in ICU and died from COVID?

Other than that I’d disassociate myself from anyone who is continually having digs at me. Sounds like she’s trying more to convince herself anyway tbh.

I wouldn’t engage. But I couldn’t be good friends with her either.

She sounds thick as mince