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Update, we went to a pop-up clinic together yesterday afternoon and he got the vaccine (Moderna). He apologized and said he should have done it sooner.

I wish I was trolling. Is it so hard to believe that the highly polarizing issue of vaccines has also affected relationships? I specifically created an account on allnurses so I could get some nursing perspectives on my situation. If you think I'm lying, then maybe refrain from commenting.

I did take him to a pharmacy to get it, but unfortunately they had run out of doses. He always promises me he’ll get it but he never ever does. Maybe I’m just overreacting? If I wasn’t a public health nurse, or any sort of healthcare worker, I probably wouldn’t give a damn. But I am…and I honestly can’t even believe I’m dating someone who cares so little about keeping others around him healthy and safe.

My boyfriend and I (20s) have been dating nearly 2 months. In the beginning when I met him, he told me he hadn’t had his first dose yet. But he said he will get it soon. Every single time it’s the same story, he swears he’ll get it, then the next time I see him he still hasn’t gotten it. He says he’s just lazy. Swears he’s not an anti-vaxxer. Recently the gov’t mandated vaccine passports to enter restaurants and other indoor establishments like theatres. He showed me a forged receipt he made with Photoshop. I was upset at him and said he shouldn’t be doing that. He asked me why I care so much. Almost everything is perfect about our relationship except this one thing. I work for Public Health in Covid response and I have literally done everything this pandemic, last year I’ve worked in the hospital as a floor nurse treating Covid patients, I’ve done contact tracing and health education for Covid patients as part of public health, I even spent months giving and preparing vaccines. He knows all this, I tell him how horrible this Covid *** is, and still he is too lazy to do the one thing he can do to help end the pandemic. He cannot take 30 minutes out of his day to go to ANY pharmacy and get the shot. I tell him if he doesn’t care about his health, fine, but do it for me. I know fully vaccinated people have less chance of getting sick but there’s still a chance that I could carry it. My friends are judging me because my boyfriend is unvaccinated. They don’t know why I’m with him. I love him and I care for him but I’m reaching the end of my rope. He always says he’ll get it but he never ever does. I’m seriously tired and hurt by his inaction and indifference. Am I overreacting? Sometimes I feel like I am, but sometimes I feel like I’m not reacting enough.