The other day I wrote a rather long piece on freedom and COVID-19 vaccines. I mentioned that there was lots of misinformation out there. But did not say much more on the subject of misinformation. I wanted to correct that.

The Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC) has a few paged that address various untruths about the COVID vaccines and general question.

• Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines
• Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
• Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
• FAQ (general vaccine questions)

If you want to do an internet search for more information, make sure you are looking at information from reputable sources such as the World Heath Organization, medical schools, schools of public heath, major medical centers, etc.

Your freedom ends where mine begins. My freedom ends where yours begins. We have to get better at dealing with that tricky area where 2 or more of us have a valid freedom claim and they interfere with each other.

If each of us lived in total isolation, we would have something approaching absolute freedom. We could do what we want and not affect anyone else. But that is not the case. There are always others to consider. It could be family, friends, neighbors, or just people you pass on the street. The list is long. Like it or not, you can’t avoid it.
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There seem to be many people who believe a recommendation of COVID-19 vaccination by public health officials somehow interferes with their freedom. Well, it is just a recommendation. They do point out that not being vaccinated endangers the person not getting vaccinated as well as others but force is not involved and it is a recommendation.

You are free to get the vaccine or not.

I do not see why freedom is involved. If someone recommendations something you are free to accept that or not. Of course your choices can have consequences. in this case, the consequence may be your death and the death of family members, friends or others. And there could be lesser indirect consequences such as being denied admission to a place where you will endanger others.

Vaccinations save lives, maybe your life or someone you care about will be one of them. But you are free to do as you want.

As I’ve said before, COVID-19 vaccines protect prevent severe disease and death. They are not 100% but pretty close.
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