Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

If he was vaccinated he could go to the cinema and Mc D's and would have the same freedoms as the other 92% of the country. When he or his parents decided not to get him vaccinated they knew full well that this could potentially happen. The teenager has a choice, he can get vaccinated and go to the cinema/food outlet or not get vaccinated and not go

Besides, what's worse, not going to the cinema or catching a deadly disease?

Maybe the vaccines are so good that a vaccinated person emits a protective cloud that wards anybody within its radius?

Unless that person is in a pub of course, it doesn't work there because covid loves alcohol so much.

What about the large highly populated urban areas that are Dem controlled which have low vaccination rates in the African American and other ethic populations? You're hardly suggesting that these Dem controlled areas are being influenced by some crackpot GOP members?

Not everything is black and white. There is nothing but shades of grey, particularly when it comes to anything in the USofA.

It was ridiculous to blame one person for the high death rate over there, especially considering States have a hell of a lot of control over what they implement with the federal government not having much of a say really.

About the best thing either Trump or Biden could have done was pump federal money into development and supply of vaccine which they have both done.

I just meant he could go if vaccinated. So was wondering why he wasn't to see the injustice of it all.

Funnily, if there was a vaccinated/recovered adult with them the 17 year old was free to enter the cinema. That's Covid logic!

He was really out of luck so with the high percentage of vaccinated people available haha

While Lockdown certainly meant different to others since 2020 lets not get away from the fact that also lockdown is not being able to live a normal life, we are being treated like we do not know how to live or act. I have seen your replies so its not about 2km or 5km or entry to pubs etc but if people who are not unvaccinated can not live a normal life unless they get a vaccine for a virus that most healthy young people wont die from.

Mental Torture is also a form of Lockdown for people, MSM are running ads about people not going to the party cause they had sniffles etc thats a major form of lockdown cause people will think they are a danger to society if they go outside and interact with others if they have a runny nose.

For you this may not feel like a lockdown cause "you can do you want" as long as you keep your vaccine schedule up to date but for others this is a lockdown

How about you decide for yourself whether to go or not? Do you fall into a vulnerable category? Will you be meeting vulnerable people afterwards? Will you be comfortable in a socially distanced indoor setting?

Of course we all make our own decisions based on that sort of criteria

I am still surprised that carol services are going ahead in the present uncertain situation.

It seems to me that for some people Christmas is almost like a religion :-)

I just think that placing the term lockdown on something that patently isn't, doesn't do anyone's mental health any good. It's like a self-fulfilling prophesy. If you think you're locked down, you're invariably going to feel much more negatively about life in general. Here, it's up to yourself. You do you.

...but if some of the people who reckon a few restrictions mean a lockdown and decide that, come January, we're in lockdown and post, "Ha! Penfailed, I told you we'd be locked down!" just to gain internet points, they'll get short shrift from me.

He's making a choice not to be vaccinated though, so is he really being excluded

He has a choice, if he chooses that he wants to go to the cinema he should choose to get jabbed. He's not being punished

I sure hope that Omicron will be mild enough to be considered as a disease similar to flu that allows us to resume life more or less as before.

But I defer to medical experts and political consensus(and a moving landscape)

Off topic:

Are all taking our eyes off the main game in town which is climate change which will likely put our Covid concerns into the halfpenny place in short order?

Edit:what attracts you to Red states in the US?