Do you have friends who have declined to be vaccinated.........h ow do you deal with this (stay polite!)

Our own even.

I to be honest might struggle more being around people who arent able to understand that people hold different views to outer own.

Biscuitmuncher

I'm not having the vaccine. In fact having it terrifies me. I've had a lot of friends who have felt very unwell after it

For how long? Did they end up in hospital on a ventilator, did they die?

I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had it or doesn’t want it. I’d be annoyed too. I think I’d have to avoid them or I’d risk saying something. Sod ‘respect for their choice’. This is not about individual choice it’s about the health of the world.

Yes and she is a conspiracy theorist! We have only spoken on the phone and exchanged e mails and I'm not sure when we will meet up again. What makes her attitude harder to understand is knowing that several of her friends and relatives have been very ill with the virus.

Biscuit - the vast majority of people who have the vaccine have minimal side effects. Either your friends are particularly sensitive to side effects or tend to make mountains out of molehills. The enormous death rate speaks for itself. Please carefully consider your position.

Biscuitmuncher

I'm not having the vaccine. In fact having it terrifies me. I've had a lot of friends who have felt very unwell after it

Quite normal to feel unwell after any vaccination, should have seen me after my small pox inoculation. Usually unwell after my annual flu vaccination., for a few hours, other times not. It is your immune system doing its job. My nephew was off his feet for a few days, but says it is worth it for the protection. Always risk with life. More of risk being seriously ill and dying without the vaccine, especially in an older age group. Had both mine, few hours of being slightly out of sorts, but grateful to have been able to get them.

anna7 - I am glad I am not alone!

I accept everyone has the right to make their own decision but it annoys me too. I feel it is a very selfish decision not to have the vaccine and I don't really understand why anyone wouldn't have it. I have friends who have had covid and have been extremely ill.

I'm not having the vaccine. In fact having it terrifies me. I've had a lot of friends who have felt very unwell after it

I do accept their right to make this decision, but it does annoy me - I have to take a deep breath and change the subject.

I accept that they have the right to make their own choice on the matter, just as I have the right to make my choice on the matter. Then talk about something else.