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They have something similar, but in her province the list of allowed exemptions is much stricter[1]. If you have an allergic reaction to one vaccine, they requi
by sjburt 5y ago
They have something similar, but in her province the list of allowed exemptions is much stricter[1]. If you have an allergic reaction to one vaccine, they require a second dose using a difference vaccine. The author is unwilling to attempt that.
The problem the government is trying to avoid is doctors who will give out exemptions too broadly. There is a balance to be struck and BC took a harder line.
1. https://twitter.com/DrBirinderSingh/status/1438319165174018048 https://twitter.com/DrBirinderSingh/status/14383191651740180...
- Wowfunhappy 5y ago> If you have an allergic reaction to one vaccine, they require a second dose using a difference vaccine. Can the second dose be one of the non-mRNA vaccines? If so, and she’s never had an allergic reaction to any other vaccination, that doesn’t strike me as entirely unreasonable. Especially if the alternative is just that she can’t go to a restaurant or the gym (e.g., she won’t loose her job).
- coryrc 5y ago> The author is unwilling to attempt that. That makes her... an anti-vaxxer.
- OJFord 5y agoIt makes her... an anti-second-vax-after-first-could've-killed-her-er. Not all places are keeping people for 15mins or whatever for observation afterwards, she's lucky they did. (And obviously also unlucky there was a reason for that to be lucky.)
- coryrc 5y agoThat you're allergic to one does not make you allergic to all. That's what the evidence shows. If you're denying the scientific consensus, either you're a researcher who just ran a well-designed experiment showing opposite conclusions, or you're an anti-vaxxer. Anaphylaxis is dangerous. The vaccination sites in the US require 1 hour waits if you've had a reaction to a previous different vaccine. They're prepared. You don't get to "opt out" because you think you know better than the professionals.
- OJFord 5y ago> You don't get to "opt out" because you think you know better than the professionals. You get to opt-in or not for whatever reason (good or not) you want. Most people have bad reasons. I (had both doses myself fwiw, not that it's any of your business) think this is a decent reason, and doesn't deserve to be painted with the same brush.