In the coming months, people, particularly the ones who got the vaccine, are going to get sick of social distancing and wearing masks. People will wonder why they should make sacrifices for those who don’t do their part by getting vaccinated. I expect to see, before the summer is out:
1. Not enough people vaccinated, because there are always going to be too many people who hope we have herd immunity and maybe they can get away with no vaccination.
2. People lower their social distancing.
3. The virus to rise sharply.
If this happens, it will mostly, but not entirely, affect the unvaccinated.
The side effects of the second shot pale in comparison to getting the virus. That could leave one sick for months, with possible permanent effects or even death. Getting the virus is inevitable. It will find you. Getting the vaccine is much the lesser of the two evils.
How different attitudes in the 1950’s helped Americas make better choices than in the 2020’s:
Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/03/988756973/cant-help-falling-in-love-with-a-vaccine-how-polio-campaign-beat-vaccine-hesitanWhere have you gone Elvis Presley, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Yes, hiccups are inevitable. A major one, in 1955 with Cutter Laboratories. And a much more minor one in 2021, with very rare but deadly blood clots with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. In 1955, Americans made the rational choice. I hope enough do in 2021 but I am not confident.
The 1955 Cutter Laboratories was avoidable. A scientist working for Cutter Laboratory told higher ups that they had a major problem, and she sent them pictures of laboratory monkeys that had received the Cutter vaccine and clearly developed polio paralysis. But this warning was somehow ignored.
