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Not everyone who opposes a vaccine passport belongs to an "antivax" crowd. I've encountered a lot of a variance on the issue, often in surprising contexts. I wa

Not everyone who opposes a vaccine passport belongs to an "antivax" crowd. I've encountered a lot of a variance on the issue, often in surprising contexts. I was at the dentist last week and after vetting me mildly she explained there's a faction of their practice who oppose mandatory vaccines. She said they formed a group to share and discuss the issue and engage with other health care professionals who may not be as politically astute.

graeme 5y ago
No but about 80% of adults are vaccinated and about 70% in Canada support vaccine passport. So there isn’t much wiggle room. Unless a good swath of the unvaccinated support vaccine passports….
- jorgesborges 5y ago
  That's true. I suppose my only skepticism surrounds the 70% polling in favor of passports. That seems very high. But my skepticism rests on anecdotal experiences so that doesn't mean much -- and admittedly I haven't looked closely into the polling data. But I am frustrated with the smoothing over the nuances of the issue by lumping people into a certain crowd. I think there's merit in an anti-passport position without falling into lunacy.
- AdrianB1 5y ago
  I am fully vaccinated and I am trying to convince all the people I interact with face to face to vaccinate, but I still don't want to send to Gulag all the people who refuse. Even if 99% support something, it does not automatically make it right.
moistly 5y ago
One notes that in BC/Western Canada, dentists gathered en masse at a convention while case rates were cranking upward. A shit-ton of them caught covid. One also notes that for decades, they’ve been working on people’s mouths, spraying nasty oral bacteria into the air, without wearing masks. What I’m saying here is that dentists have never been particularly intelligent about their own health safety.
- kingofpandora 5y ago
  My dentists/hygienists in Canada have been using masks for quite some time now.
  - Gibbon1 5y ago
    My dentist has been wearing gloves, eye protection, and a mask for the last 15 years.
- jorgesborges 5y ago
  Good point. Of course I happen to live in BC. I forgot about that one.

graeme 5y ago

No but about 80% of adults are vaccinated and about 70% in Canada support vaccine passport. So there isn’t much wiggle room. Unless a good swath of the unvaccinated support vaccine passports….

jorgesborges 5y ago
That's true. I suppose my only skepticism surrounds the 70% polling in favor of passports. That seems very high. But my skepticism rests on anecdotal experiences so that doesn't mean much -- and admittedly I haven't looked closely into the polling data. But I am frustrated with the smoothing over the nuances of the issue by lumping people into a certain crowd. I think there's merit in an anti-passport position without falling into lunacy.
AdrianB1 5y ago
I am fully vaccinated and I am trying to convince all the people I interact with face to face to vaccinate, but I still don't want to send to Gulag all the people who refuse. Even if 99% support something, it does not automatically make it right.

moistly 5y ago

One notes that in BC/Western Canada, dentists gathered en masse at a convention while case rates were cranking upward. A shit-ton of them caught covid. One also notes that for decades, they’ve been working on people’s mouths, spraying nasty oral bacteria into the air, without wearing masks. What I’m saying here is that dentists have never been particularly intelligent about their own health safety.

kingofpandora 5y ago
My dentists/hygienists in Canada have been using masks for quite some time now.
- Gibbon1 5y ago
  My dentist has been wearing gloves, eye protection, and a mask for the last 15 years.
jorgesborges 5y ago
Good point. Of course I happen to live in BC. I forgot about that one.