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In reply to the discussion: Fat shaming is deplorable and this board is littered with it. [View all]Ms. Toad
(33,999 posts)So there is a fair amount of shaming of those whose reasons for avoiding, delaying, or selecting a specific vaccine, are not deemed adequate.
As a quick example - when there was a pause to evaluate the J&J risks associated with a rare clotting disorder, there were a whole host of posts that suggested anyone who was concerned about it was being ridiculous because the risk is so low. There are similar posts here now in regard to the potential for Pfizer to cause endocarditis.
A similar thing happened here when I dared suggest that I would wait for the Pfizer vaccine, based on my assessment of the three - then available - vaccines. I was told that I was a fool not to take the first vaccine offered.
Everyone is entitled to (and should) make an informed decision about being vaccinated. The shaming here of anyone who does anything other than simply stick an arm out for a vaccine, any vaccine, unless they have a rationale the attacker deems appropriate, is pervasive.