05-11-2022, 10:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-11-2022, 11:09 AM by backsidebaggie.)
DH I totally get why you are worried about protecting vulnerable family (and I think the delay in offering them the vaccine was appalling).
But the majority of the population were not significantly worried about their own risks pre vaccine. Summer 2020 people piled into places when they reopened. And the winter 20/21 lockdowns were widely ignored certainly in Birmingham, and this was before the under 50s were eligible for a vaccine. So most people weren’t scared for themselves prior to getting the vaccine.
I understand why you were worried for your vulnerable family, but you’re seriously misjudging the majority of the population if you think they only wanted to get on with life once they’d had a vaccine.
I’m not debating the rights and wrongs, I’m just telling you how it was for most folks. The winter lockdown was ignored by huge percentages, and that was pre vaccine for most. And when things were open pre vaccine, people piled into restaurants and pubs. Places were booked up in Birmingham.
But the majority of the population were not significantly worried about their own risks pre vaccine. Summer 2020 people piled into places when they reopened. And the winter 20/21 lockdowns were widely ignored certainly in Birmingham, and this was before the under 50s were eligible for a vaccine. So most people weren’t scared for themselves prior to getting the vaccine.
I understand why you were worried for your vulnerable family, but you’re seriously misjudging the majority of the population if you think they only wanted to get on with life once they’d had a vaccine.
I’m not debating the rights and wrongs, I’m just telling you how it was for most folks. The winter lockdown was ignored by huge percentages, and that was pre vaccine for most. And when things were open pre vaccine, people piled into restaurants and pubs. Places were booked up in Birmingham.