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Health &

18 Reasons

not to take the Covid-19 vaccine

Chioma Phillips

here are various peo- local flavor, well – because. 2. It is deadly, people are dying!!!
ple publishing lists of Christian had this to say in his orig- 3. Stay indoors, stay away from peo-
reasons why they won’t inal article: “Knowing how conten- ple, wear a mask, and sanitize your
Tbe taking the covid-19 tious this issue is, part of me would hands and surfaces!!!
vaccine, each list means something rather just write about something 4. The ONLY solution is we are
deeply personal to the author and else, but I feel like the discussion/ creating a vaccine then your lives
each carries its own weight. One news is so one-sided that I should can go back to normal.
article in particular, written by a speak up. As I always strive to do, I 5. You will/may be required to carry
gentleman by the name of Christian promise to do my best to be lev- a vaccine passport to prove you got
Elliot called 18 Reasons I Won’t Be el-headed and non-hysterical. I'm it in order to access certain facilities,
Getting the Covid Vaccine, that is not here to pick a fight with anyone, services, countries and so on.
being published and republished on just to walk you through some of
various websites and being shared what I've read, my lingering ques- ANY attempt to suggest other solu-
on platforms here and there. Even tions, and explain why I can't make tions or options has been met with
one site that supports vaccines, in sense of these covid vaccines.” the usual weapons:
general, shared it and said that he 1. Scoffing and ridicule.
makes very good points. On the I like that. You know, a major prob- 2. Discrediting of sources or solu-
other hand, there are those who are lem with the way this covid pandem- tions.
saying he ignored some facts, calling ic has been handled across the world 3. Censorship or other unknown
some of what he said untrue and is the general lack of open and tactics to make solutions or infor-
the usual pushback one who has honest dialogue, feedback and input mation about them disappear.
been following the vaccine dialogue from people with varied viewpoints, 4. Maximization of the ‘approved
has come to expect over time. technical and scientific knowledge, narrative’ through every media
Reading his article was partly behind ideas and solutions. Instead, there channel, international NGO head
the inspiration for a recent YouTube has been one very focused and con- and government official possible.
video we did where we laid out the sistent narrative allowed around the
different issues that we found to world – odd in a world so diverse – It’s ironic because the world keeps
be quite weighty. We didn’t capture that has been: talking about diversity and inclusion,
everything he said, but we added a innovation, use of conventional and
few things to it and we added some 1. There is a pandemic!!! non-conventional remedies, free-

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