I appreciate that and I always appreciate interacting with you because I've found you to have a deep respect for the facts in any given situation.
It's turned out quite well for my kids, I have to say. They're excelling in a different environment and I wouldn't have it any other way at this point.
@BE @StillIRise1963 Okay but: V's are dangerous for some of us, and science can't yet tell who or why or when. I know this from my vax-damaged kid (MMR and DTaP; he was 2). No few of the folks with #LongCovid contracted it FROM THE VACCINE. Yes, some anti vaxxers are right-wing wackos; but some of us are here for science ... it's just science that no one wants to acknowledge. Check your retirement portfolio for how much is invested in BigPharma, and that's all the answer you'll need.
I get where you're coming from. Nothing is 100% safe and this whole vaccination thing is a culture war phenomenon at this point. Every state has medical exemptions for immunization exactly because nothing is 100% safe for everyone. You'll get no argument on that idea from me. Nothing's all good or all bad, there's always nuance, and people who sell certainty are full of it.
I appreciate that and I was talking about religious and philosophical exemptions for exactly that reason. Medical exemptions and other biological reasons are a whole different ballgame.
I'll tell a little personal story here. My very good friend was apparently nearly killed by the whooping cough vaccine as a kid, according to his doctor. He never finished the course of it and then actually got whooping cough as a teenager.
The world's a wild place full of uncertainty no matter how we wish to control it.
@BE @StillIRise1963 I've lost a lot of people over this, and a few I really cared about. Thanks for hearing me, and others like me, for whom vax issues aren't ... simple. :)
@BE @StillIRise1963 Well that makes you awesome. I was bracing myself. Many thanks. ;)