I agree, Terry. I've been on three cruises, absolutely loved the first one and reasonably liked the other two (different cruise lines), but that was back in the "old days" before the word Covid even existed. On one of those cruises, a different kind of virus was making the rounds, and a lot of the passengers got pretty sick for a few days. Fortunately, we didn't, but it made me rethink the wisdom of getting onto one of those floating germ factories ever again.
Since Covid came on the scene, I wouldn't dream of going on a cruise ever again. Just not worth the risk. I probably wouldn't die of Covid, but it's very contagious, and who wants to spend all that money so they can get sick, even slightly sick?
Some people offering their increasingly feeble arguments against this vaccine have "earplug syndrome." That's a medical condition where you stick your fingers in your ears in order not to hear any facts that argue against your preconceived ideas. So, maybe it has to be said louder:
THE VACCINE DOES NOT PREVENT ANYONE FROM EVER GETTING COVID. IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING IT DOWN TO A MINOR ILLNESS, WITH A CLOSE TO ZERO FATALITY RATE. AND THE RATE OF INFECTION DOES GO WAY DOWN. MANY VACCINATED PEOPLE APPARENTLY CARRY THE VIRUS WITHOUT EVEN BEING AWARE OF IT, BUT THEY CAN STILL SPREAD IT TO OTHER PEOPLE. MOST VACCINATED PEOPLE NEVER TEST POSITIVE AT ALL.
"Coerced into getting a useless vaccine?" I'll take the "useless" vaccine over dying, given that choice.
Since Covid came on the scene, I wouldn't dream of going on a cruise ever again. Just not worth the risk. I probably wouldn't die of Covid, but it's very contagious, and who wants to spend all that money so they can get sick, even slightly sick?
Some people offering their increasingly feeble arguments against this vaccine have "earplug syndrome." That's a medical condition where you stick your fingers in your ears in order not to hear any facts that argue against your preconceived ideas. So, maybe it has to be said louder:
THE VACCINE DOES NOT PREVENT ANYONE FROM EVER GETTING COVID. IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING IT DOWN TO A MINOR ILLNESS, WITH A CLOSE TO ZERO FATALITY RATE. AND THE RATE OF INFECTION DOES GO WAY DOWN. MANY VACCINATED PEOPLE APPARENTLY CARRY THE VIRUS WITHOUT EVEN BEING AWARE OF IT, BUT THEY CAN STILL SPREAD IT TO OTHER PEOPLE. MOST VACCINATED PEOPLE NEVER TEST POSITIVE AT ALL.
"Coerced into getting a useless vaccine?" I'll take the "useless" vaccine over dying, given that choice.
