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Because it's a kind of a trolley-problem that makes people make wrong decisions because of how society assigns blame. If the vaccine kills 1 person, they can be
by 0-_-0 6y ago
Because it's a kind of a trolley-problem that makes people make wrong decisions because of how society assigns blame. If the vaccine kills 1 person, they can be held directly responsible for that death. However, if the lack of vaccine kills 100 people, their deaths are the result of COVID, and would not be considered the result of the decision. In trolley problem terms, they would be blamed for pushing someone in front of the train to save others, but not for their inaction leading to a larger number of deaths.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem
- mamon 6y agoBut they are not stopping vaccinations, they will simply switch to Pfizer/Moderna vaccines. So I guess no one will die because of that decision.
- londons_explore 6y agoAnd someone has already updated the wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem#Example_with_COVID-19_vaccinations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem#Example_with_C...
- throwawayboise 6y agoAnd I think in general people are inherently equipped to handle the idea of getting sick and dying. It happens to everyone eventually; it's unavoidable. Death from something another person's actions can be blamed for is much less tolerable.