Friend telling me its all 'propaganda bullshit' as I'm spending day 6 in bed so poorly with it

[Kara198]

Honestly... how do you deal you deal them.
She's a close friend so I can't just cut her out but she seems to have been brainwashed by her partner and his family. One of these "omg you got the vaccine, you bought into the MSM propaganda. How embarrassing 😳 " types.
Does my bloody head in.
I've just spent my 6th day in bed with covid and have been really really poorly.
All she cares about is why I went for a pcr test when I got a positive LF. Why did I see the need to "prolong the BS" when I knew I had it.
I'm double vaccinated and she keeps saying I've proved her theory that they're a waste of time, and she then lists all the people she knows that have recently had covid and breezed through it, unvaccinated.
I'm finding it hard to articulate anything back and to be fair, I don't really have an argument relating to the vaccine! Me and my 2 close friends were all double jabbed and currently are all in the same state with it

What do I say to make her shut up 😪 how deal with it when friends have such opposing views?

Sending good wishes to you OP for a smooth recovery.

A friend who’s a hospital Dr tells me they have patients who are arguing with them that “it’s just a cold” while they’re literally being wheeled down to ICU to be ventilated. You just can’t argue with these idiots! I wouldn’t be contacting her again for a long while, if ever.

I am hoping you feel better soon and make a full recovery. I am confident that you will (great that you are jabbed so have that protection) I am sorry if you feel like i was being personal about you, I am just fed up hearing anyone who makes a slightly off pro vax comment being abused. It is fine to have worries about the long term issues with the vax and actually sensible. I was making the point that I have had many bad experiences. I had terrible 4th degree tear after birth and I don't go around telling friends not to have kids (even though I feel sick with worry for them) Most people get over covid, most people get over flu, I had to go to hospital with it but was out after a few days and lived to tell the tale. It is horrible to be feeling like you are and I wish you all the best, your friend is an idiot for going on about the anti vax stuff. I am just pointing out that I won't get the booster and for me it was mild as so many people are too scared to leave the house or send the kids to school. When I had flu I was not able to move or even have a conversation, and I would not wish that illness on anybody (even anti-vaxxers)

@Kittykelly123

If you are so sick how can you message on mumsnet? I don’t mean to be harsh but I have had flu before (actual flu when it was a actual thing) before COVID-19 and I could not even drink and have never felt so bad in all my life. There is no way I would have been even able to talk to a friend let alone message and start mumsnet threads. I don’t think people really know what being in bed I’ll is nowadays. I am fully vaccinated before you class me as being an anti-vaxxer. I will say though that people not jabbed have a point and it could turn out that they are right and the vaccine is bad. For all those saying the vaccine saved me and I would have been worse without it- that is not based on evidence and the protection wanes so you probably would have been the same. I am currently Covid positive (DH + children too) and have been fine. Will not get a booster

It is significant that by far the majority needing hospital care are unvaccinated.

If people are really that ill they won’t be posting- that is a fact
What a load of absolute rubbish.

I'd go for Fuck off you ghastly cow. I feel like death.

Then block if necessary. I don't think I could actually be friends with someone this thick and insensitive.

@Kittykelly123

Well you sound like a prick - I am double jabbed, I am Covid positive right now - symptoms developed on Christmas Day. My LFT did not become positive until about 11pm on 26th Dec with very faint line. DH following day. PCR confirmed Covid and children positive too. Just did another LFT and still showing as positive. We are all fine and probably would have been without vax. Government said protection wanes after 10 weeks so will not have booster. If people are really that ill they won’t be posting- that is a fact. I don’t deny Covid and understand some people get very sick and those people will not be making mumsnet threads.

Did you forget to change your name before posting again?

@Kittykelly123 I'm pretty sure I've seen people with cancer posting on Mumsnet.

She sounds insufferable and insensitive. I'd tell her if she wants to be a decent friend to stop with the propaganda and enquire about how you are instead. She's entitled to her opinions but using your illness to push her agenda is crass. I'd ignore her on FB until you feel better, which I hope is soon.

I am just fed up hearing anyone who makes a slightly off pro vax comment being abused.

The comments here are to support the OP. If it was a general discussion thread and people were being abused then I'd see your point (and agree with you that it's unncessary) but it's not, you are not the victim here and the thread is not about you.

You either cut her off completely or agree with her to disagree about covid and not talk about it again. Possibly easier once you’ve had it.
She’s bonkers and I hope you feel better soon.

Personally I would dump her as a friend , but basically she is thick and has no comprehension of facts / figures and percentages.

The whole message has been reduced risk not zero risk .

If she has no respect for your choices then she is not a true friend.

I have a colleague at work whose mum has just nursed her elder sister through covid , her sister ( unvaccinated) died . Her mum vaccinated did not even get covid despite being in very close contact .