> You have fears about getting a vaccine, moreso than for coronavirus. If this is you, do you prefer a mask mandate?
As someone who is vaccinated, I'm frankly tired of wearing masks, and I don't feel I should have to wear one to protect someone else who is refusing a vaccine.
Totally agreed. And the silly thing is that it's not the unvaccinated people demanding mask mandates, it's only (some of) the vaccinated people, for whom it would produce at best a tiny decrease in risk.
Consider the people for whom the vaccine won't work for, or will be less effective for, like anyone on immune system suppressants because of transplants, or some cancer patients/survivors, or those taking immunosuppressants and biologics for things like Crohn's, UC, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, etc.
It's been a year of this, and you should know by now that masks are meant to prevent people from unknowingly spreading the virus to other people.
From the FDA[1]:
> Q: Do face masks provide protection from coronavirus?
> A: Masks may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others. The CDC has guidance for wearing masks. Wearing a face mask may limit exposure to respiratory droplets and large particles and may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus.
How do you feel about your tax dollars paying for the care of someone who just had their leg amputated because they refused to control their type II diabetes?
Or someone who has decided that a short life as an alcoholic was preferable to being sober and will need all sorts of medical intervention?
Or someone who participates in extreme sports and now need their back fused because of multiple injuries?
As someone who is vaccinated, I'm frankly tired of wearing masks, and I don't feel I should have to wear one to protect someone else who is refusing a vaccine.