Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

[DesiDani]

Say you got vaccinated and choose not to stand in the middle of the street to tell the world. Yet friend or coworker keeps nagging you to tell them if you did or not 

[toomuchbaloney]

39 minutes ago, DesiDani said:

Staying on topic. Remember that many black people are also hesitant to get the vaccine. Some are weary because of history. When people get a sense of "you better do this or else" even if the "this" is proven to help them they will naturally shut themselves off from it.

So if someone gets IN YOUR FACE demanding to know if you got vaccinated. You would feel put off if you did or didn't. I don't think such a tactic will make someone on the fence run out and get it.

 

Most of the nagging and obnoxious behavior observed in my region is on the part of the unvaccinated.  

[DesiDani]

I hope that people don't generalize anti-vaxxers as white, Southern, and/ Trump supporters. Minorities such as African American and Hispanics are also hesitant about getting the vaccine and they don't fit the anti-vaxxer stereotype.

[toomuchbaloney]

57 minutes ago, DesiDani said:

I hope that people don't generalize anti-vaxxers as white, Southern, and/ Trump supporters. Minorities such as African American and Hispanics are also hesitant about getting the vaccine and they don't fit the anti-vaxxer stereotype.

Everyone knows that black people aren't big supporters of Trump.

[Wuzzie]

1 hour ago, DesiDani said:

Minorities such as African American and Hispanics are also hesitant about getting the vaccine and they don't fit the anti-vaxxer stereotype.

Black and brown Americans have a reason to be hesitant given some of the shameless things done medically to them in the past but, outside of a handful of miscreants having tantrums in stores, they are not the demographic making the most noise about their rights being violated when it comes to the vaccines and mask-wearing. 

[BostonFNP, APRN]

1 hour ago, DesiDani said:

I hope that people don't generalize anti-vaxxers as white, Southern, and/ Trump supporters. Minorities such as African American and Hispanics are also hesitant about getting the vaccine and they don't fit the anti-vaxxer stereotype.

Two out of three unvaccinated people are White.

It is true that Hispanics and Blacks are lagging behind in vaccinations, but that gap has been closing steadily. In the last two weeks 41% of new vaccinations went to Hispanics or Blacks, which is good news for vaccination outreach programs. 

[DesiDani]

Making a stink or not they are still apart of those who are on the fence. They may not be the target of the shame, but they will feel the effect. 

[Wuzzie]

1 minute ago, DesiDani said:

Making a stink or not they are still apart of those who are on the fence.

Yes but they are also the most likely to be open to hearing correct information if it is presented sensitively. At least they are on the fence. It's the ones who have their backs turned to it that are the ones who will be continuing this pandemic.

[toomuchbaloney]

10 minutes ago, Wuzzie said:

Yes but they are also the most likely to be open to hearing correct information if it is presented sensitively. At least they are on the fence. It's the ones who have their backs turned to it that are the ones who will be continuing this pandemic.

And too many of those people with their backs turned, unfortunately, share a partisan political beligerence about this vaccination that appears impervious to the science and evidence that the vaccines are safe and effective. Finding themselves unable to visit restaurants or other businesses might help them to make better choices. 

[nursel56]

13 hours ago, DesiDani said:

I hope that people don't generalize anti-vaxxers as white, Southern, and/ Trump supporters. Minorities such as African American and Hispanics are also hesitant about getting the vaccine and they don't fit the anti-vaxxer stereotype.

I haven't seen that type of stereotyping here in Southern California.  There is probably some of overlap.  Trump's skeptical attitude resonated with people who see this as yet another manifestation of what they see as an active attempt by the federal government to control the lives of it's citizens in great detail.

I suppose Trump's attitude was irrelevant to those who have good reason to be distrustful due historic victimization of African Americans in particular.

 

 

 

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

On 7/20/2021 at 3:17 AM, macawake said:

Why is it hard to just say; yes I’ve been vaccinated when asked by a friend or coworker? Unless they’re known anti-vaxxers and you can anticipate a barrage of disinformation and recrimination following your revelation, why not simply put their minds at ease? Considering we’re healthcare professionals, getting vaccinated against an infectious disease isn’t something that ought to raise eyebrows…

1.  It's no one's biz if she has or has not been vaccinated.  Unless the employer forces staff to display this info where everyone else at work can see it, one's vax status is private.

2.  The FDA has not given full approval to these vaccines.  We who receive it are the guinea pigs. 

3.  The vaccines are not perfect, they do not prevent all cases of the killer COVID viruses, particularly the variants.  And it looks like there will be no real end to the variants.  The virus wants to live, so it is mutating. Unless maybe some evildoer keeps "leaking" it from some lab somewhere.  Make no mistake, this is a real possibility.

4.  There are side effects.

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

On 8/5/2021 at 11:29 AM, Wuzzie said:

Black and brown Americans have a reason to be hesitant given some of the shameless things done medically to them in the past but, outside of a handful of miscreants having tantrums in stores, they are not the demographic making the most noise about their rights being violated when it comes to the vaccines and mask-wearing. 

  How long is history going to be the excuse for vax hesitation?

[FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN]

On 7/20/2021 at 2:05 AM, JKL33 said:

I can't find the right emoji for this; it's something between eyeroll and smirk. But maybe I'm just naïve. Is this official suggesting that despite the fact that one can receive, as a matter of routine procedure, healthcare for many different types of situations they may not want others knowing about, but discreet covid vax is special/necessary thing?

Inform me.

Cause I'm not a fan of drama no matter where it comes from, and this sounds very similar to run of the mill drama.

No, this is not drama. Folks who want to get vaccinated but don’t want their family or friends to know would have a hard time doing it discretely at a mega site or even the local Walmart. It’s necessary.