Originally posted by Ronson
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There is more than adequate public information about the dangers of smoking. There is a warning on every pack. And smoking in public places is now illegal, so the issue is not that their smoking is likely to harm others through second hand smoke. In the case of smoking, it really is a personal matter.
Covid is a virus that kills by infecting a host and reproducing in it. It requires corporate actions by the entire population to bring it under control.
This condemnation of yours and SL regarding covid vaccination is selective. You do not have a universal rule to which you follow.
So, to get back to your smoker analogy, it is not me that is responsible for taking away a smoker's cigarette, it is the smoker who bears the responsibility to stop smoking. Likewise it is the unvaccinated persons responsibility to get vaccinated, not my personal responsibility to tie them down and force them to take the shot. Otoh, it is the governments responsibility to protect others from secondhand smoke, hence smoking bans in indoor public spaces, and it is the government's responsibility to curb spread of the virus, hence vaccine mandates.
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