Do Anti Vaxers Deserve To Be Treated?

[Stickybottle]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58494842

Just asking the question in light of the news headlines over the last 24 hours about increased costs etc

[Peter Pedant]

yes people can refuse X and stlll accept Y
makes it confusing for the NHS staff

on a par with not treating people injured without helmets
or car people without belt

but hey this is AB! - re emerging aryan bank

[ichkeria]

Yes if course they do.
And in any case while in my opinion as much influence and encouragement as possible should be used to increase the percentage of people vaccinated, not all, perhaps not even the majority of the unvaccinated are “anti-vaxxers” as such

[dannyk13]

Deserve to be treated? No, but do they have the right to be treated? Yes.

[emmie]

agree with Danny

[ichkeria]

There can be many reasons why someone is unvaccinated ranging from fear, medical issues. to laziness, or conspiracy theory bunkum.
I don’t personally think judging or labelling people is very effective.
Better just doing what we have been doing which is highlighting the risks of remaining jabless

[emmie]

for some it comes too late,

[burlyshirley]

Yes, of course they do !

[ToraToraTora]

yes they should be treated after they agree to be vaccinated.

[burlyshirley]

^ NO, they should be treated anyway !

[AuntPG]

// The only people anti-vaxers are putting at risk is themselves. Of course they should be treated.//

Not true. Unvaccinated individuals are putting whole communities at risk, especially the medically highly vulnerable, and those with diminished immune responses.

[AuntPG]

As for 'thin end of the wedge -a silly argument when nothing else fits. Many people in healthcare and other professionals HAVE to have certain shots or they get no work -Hepatitis for example, rabies for vets.
If anti vaxxers don't want the shots, then they should pay the consequences -pay for Covid related illness, and lose their jobs if they come into close contact with people in the course of their work.

[davebro]

Damn savages - should be kicked out of hospital and left to die in the street!

[naomi24]

//Not true. Unvaccinated individuals are putting whole communities at risk, especially the medically highly vulnerable, and those with diminished immune responses.//

Any carrier will do that - vaccinated or not.

[AuntPG]

Naomi In that case your remark is still incorrect. :

// The only people anti-vaxers are putting at risk is themselves.//

They are putting the general public at risk, as are the minute amount of vaccinated people who may still become infected after their shots .

[naomi24]

apg, it's not about becoming infected. Anyone can carry the disease, vaccinated or not.

[AuntPG]

Yes, I know, but at least those of us having the double shots are trying to reduce the risks to the Community -doing our bit. Reducing, not irradicating the risks.

[New Judge]

//...but at least those of us having the double shots are trying to reduce the risks to the Community -doing our bit.//

So are you suggesting that those who do not "do their bit" by having a medical procedure that they don't want (for whatever reason) should be treated differently to those who do?

[davebro]

//So are you suggesting that those who do not "do their bit" by having a medical procedure that they don't want (for whatever reason) should be treated differently to those who do?//

Yes - because it's a world war & different rules should apply!

[AuntPG]

Yes, absolutely. They are selfish, and posing an unnecessary risk to the community as a whole.

[pastafreak]

Guess we will soon be putting the unvaccinated on ice floes and pushing them out to sea.