I think people who don’t vaccinate their kids or themselves are just plain nuts. Grant me this. Every day thousands more of us depend on science to manage our lives – not me – by controlling our homes and cars. Tens of millions don’t think they can live without a smart phone. So why is it they believe some whackos saying vaccines that have been used most of my life are dangerous.  The measles, mumps, rubella vaccine does not cause autism. Just because parents start to notice their child may have something wrong about the same age as shots are given is totally coincidental. Unvaccinated kids get autism at the same rate as those vaccinated. However, they are blinded, maimed, and made infertile when they get those diseases.

So why may I temporarily join their ranks?  The Covid 19 vaccines are being pushed without proper testing. My pick was the Oxford/AstraZeneca serum, because it has t-cells. That should make it permanent and not every few months. It was held up because one woman got sick. I want a vaccine which was challenge-tested. Challenge-tested means giving the people a whiff of the virus instead of seeing if they caught it by accident. I can wait.

One poll shows I am not alone: 53% of Republicans, 41% non-whites, 35% of big city, 33% of whites, 30% of seniors, 24% of 18-29 year olds, and 19% of Democrats won’t get the shot.

The first polio vaccine was rushed and the orphans it was tested on got polio. After that debacle more rigorous testing was required before it went into human testing. All the seniors I know have said they will wait for a time to see if any really work without complications.