Are you going to take the vaccine?

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...But there was nothing there that speaks to the idea that I would be harmful to others if I don't get vaccinated...

No I don't think you would either. What would be harmful is if not enough people are immunized either by getting vaccinated or catching the virus, then variants can continue to appear and maintain this pandemic ongoing for years.

There is a reason in favor of vaccination compared to catching the virus, it's that catching the virus does not protect very well against variants, but so far vaccines seems to procure decent protection against variants as well.

What we are observing here in Québec, is that the more people gets vaccinated, the more those that were sitting on the fence decides to do it too. This gives me the hope that enough people will be immunized without needing help from those totally against vaccination.

This way everyone's choice would be respected. Otherwise, I fear that society will wish to pressure people to get vaccinated using all kinds of strategies. But I think we won't go there.

It is really going to be different in any community. My Grandma was telling me yesterday about the tiny community she used to live in and hearing from friends and they have been pretty hardcore. One lady was basically coerced in to getting her vaccine because without it she was barred access to most public spaces (which are pretty commonly used in small towns). Then one day her friends basically 'intervened' and told her she was getting it and had set up the appointment FOR her. It was then done by the same nurse who she had seen for years, who knew her medical history and that she didn't want to do it. Within a couple days one of her legs swelled up severely and painfully, almost twice the size at the ankle and which has only started to go down.

On the flipside, I have plenty of younger friends who have already gotten their shots and haven't had any major issues. The couple cases close to me with adverse affects have all been in older folk.

However, I think that people have the right to make the choice. You don't really have that if you are forced in to it by your 'community'.