My husband refuses to believe in coronavirus

I know somebody else with this opinion and I feel that it is their way of dealing with Covid because they are terrified and if you pretend it’s not there they can cope !

It should be up to you whether you have a vaccine or not and just don't discuss it with him. Make your own decision.
As far as the conspiracy theory goes I wouldn't give any encouragement by discussing it either. I would politely say you'd rather not talk about Covid at all and change the subject.

I wish he could meet my neighbour who is a nurse at our local hospital & deals with Covid patients in a daily basis.
She is working mad hours but still manages to keep cheerful.
Make sure you get the jab when it is available.

There seems to be a small core of people that have that or similar belief worldwide.
I remember my stepdaughter was disgusted one day after leaving work in a Melbourne hospital , to find a demonstration going on outside.
When approached and asked what she believed , she told them that she had just finished a 10 hour shift as a radiographer in the hospital scanning people that were suffering from Covid and if that wasn't enough proof, she could try and make arrangements for him and several of his group to go into the hospital to see what was actually going on. He walked away.
Sadly , unless some people unless directly touched by anything will not believe and there is not a lot that you can do - not even worth wasting your breath!
I really wonder just what Bill Gates has done to make people think that he'd be happy to either start or spread a pandemic like this in the first place!

Take him to see someone who has lost loved ones. Idiot!

My mother caught COVID in hospital 4 weeks ago and passed away within a week. She was nearly 102yrs old and reasonably healthy for her age. I caught it because I was the only one allowed to visit before she tested positive. I then passed it onto my husband before we realised. We are both in our early 70’s and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy! We now have the problems of trying to sort out her funeral and everything else whilst in lockdown. I can assure your husband it does exist ??

Don't forget that his defiance could put your health at risk if he takes risks himself. Ask him to sign a D.N.R. in case he gets the virus!

There was a discussion yesterday on radio about conspiracy theories, and how very many people with too much time on their hands get carried away with them. It was interesting but didn't give any advice on what to do about people who believe them and keep spouting forth. I personally don't listen to them, maybe tell him you don't want to hear any more and walk off into another room. Don't let him rule you're decision about a vaccine when you are offered one. If he doesn't want it he doesn't need to have it.

A friend's husband died of Covid in April and she would be appalled at this as she tries to get her head around a very different life. I personally would get the vaccine tomorrow if available and as it protects you and, if sufficient people have it, others it is the only sensible thing to do.
I don't see how you can deny it's happening and I really don't understand anti vaccers

I have been amazed how many friends and acquaintances I thought were rational and intelligent people are listening to these crazy Qanon conspiracy theories. I just distance myself from any discussion on the subject when I talk to them. If they want to deny it all and refuse the vaccine their problem not mine. The power of social media is frightening.
When the crisis is over and things return to some kind of normal the Covid deniers might see how wrong they were. Hopefully!

He should try telling that to the widows of our two friends who have died from Covid19. Both watched their loved ones pass away from a distance as they were not allowed to visit. Both ladies also had the virus but were not hospitalised. Their husbands were both over 70 but very fit and healthy before contracting the virus.
No one is trying to control us least of all Bill Gates. He is a brilliant businessman, but is also a philanthropist.

Perhaps you could get him psychiatric help a few months of electric shock therapy will soon cure him of his unnatural thoughts, He will then become a good little sheeple and believe what you tell him.

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I feel your pain I had a plumber in my home yesterday and I had the news on, he proceeded to tell me exactly the same things your DH is saying. He went on and on in the end I had to take myself away because he was relentless and the job was taking forever because he was spending to much time preaching to me. Least I only had it for few hours, poor you living with it constantly.

As governments across Europe and beyond cannot agree on any one thing - how could they possibly all get together and agree on a hoax pandemic?????

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If he was young, I would say he'd been playing too many fantasy games. Men seem to live in a make believe world where they are the beefy good guys triumphing over evil, a la James Bond. We, pragmatic women need to bring them down to earth. As for Bill Gates, his philanthropy is endless, and he is now involved in a plan to find some way of detecting dementia in the early stages - something grossly underfunded till now.

Does he not believe others exist either? Cancer? Or colds? Flu? Chicken pox? Measles? Etc? All things people either catch or we hear of someone we know has had over the years- does he not believe any of those exist either?has he never been ill in his life? If so and he believes in those why not this? I hate to say so but maybe you should get your gp to speak to him- he sounds a bit deranged to be honest- why would the gov'ts / health organisations the world over spend so much of their money on a 'hoax'?Sorry but time to wise him up- tell him he must stop this and believe its happening or find somewhere else to live as your risk of him not having a vaccine when offered is too great! What if its compulsory to have it? What then? Because unless it is i can't see how we are to survive as a society because the risk of it to humanity is too great.And by 'agreeing to disagree' with his theory you're helping him to believe his theories- these people pretending its not happening are the ones with conspiracies- not the scientists/gov'ts. If he cant see that then he maybe needs help.

There are a lot of conspiracy nuts going on about this online and even protests, but then some people still believe the earth is flat. Sounds like nothing you say is going to change his mind

And Juicylucy- i hope you santised everything thoroughly when plumber left cause if he didnt belive in it its likely he wont be extra careful either! (Id also report him somewhere as he could spreading covid or at least putting customers at risk daily! Its these bloody idiots who wont accept it who are keeping it spreading! Where do they think all the other illnesses came from then?They had to start somewhere.Or dont they believe in those either?total bonkers. ?

I can't understand people who believe such bollocks. Why would the governments of the world want to kill half their people and ruin their own businesses and economies? And are millions of doctors and medical staff all over the world lying about covid patients? And out of all those millions, not one has stood up and said it's all a lie? All the families who have lost someone are all lying about it? Why?? Even a conspiracy theory usually has a reasonable reason behind it.

I would suggest since he likes internet for info he goes on Twitter and searches Covid nurses doctors covid deaths. There is plenty of first hand comments from people who have lost husbands wives parents etc and nurses and doctors talking about harrowing days of nursing patients etc. One of my clients is an ICU nurse and she said her ward was losing 6 patients a day at worst in April. I personally know six people who died and three who’ve had it. But I agree with some gransnetters maybe his ‘they’re out to get me’ is a mental health issue. Having said that I’m not 100% sure he’s entirely wrong.

I think Sodapop makes a really good point in saying that some people take on board conspiracy theories as a way of ordering and controlling a situation in which they have no control. I do understand how people’s anxieties may manifest in this way. Having said that some of the theories are just plain bonkers aren’t they? It also amuses me that these armchair experts think that they know more than eminent scientists with years of study and solid research behind them...

Tell him, he might if he did a shift in intensive care with my daughter, and seen how drained she's been getting through each shift.
Or spoke to my son in law who lost a workmate/ friend aged 45 with two young children to it during the summer
Or perhaps can try to get to see a dr at my surgery as it's had to close because of it.

Like it's a plan to bankrupt and disrupt half the worlds business too

Tell him to grow up !!!

I think his doctor ought to speak to him. Why not ring your surgery and tell the doctor your worries. And that your husband is delusional. I’m sure the doctor will help x