TarponChaser said:beerad12man said:Tell her the CDC guidelines have changed with the wind, and have been proven wrong time and time again, and to start thinking for herself.TarponChaser said:
So my sister called to apologize today but she also told me that she and my BiL made the decision, that even though they're fully vaccinated, they will not be around people who have not been vaccinated while indoors.
They're also planning to get their 10 & 6 (7 in September) year old kids shot up as soon as possible. She was somewhat aghast that we're a hard "no" on vaccinating our kids who are basically the same age as hers any time soon and until there's a whole lot more data.
She was apologetic for the way she communicated her position before but kept going on about how they're following CDC guidelines and about the risks. I asked what she was worried about if she'd been vaccinated and was sure it worked- she reverted to CDC guidelines. I brought up the known, minuscule risks of actually being infected with or having covid to people in our general age group (I'm 44, she's 39) and the even smaller, infinitesimal risks to kids vs. the unknowns of the vaccines due to the lack of long-term data and it was like talking to a wall.
She and my BiL have quite clearly drunk a great deal of the FearAid on this.
It's not even that the wife and I are saying we're never going to get vaccinated. We just feel there's no real risk in waiting until there is far more data on the vaccines.
I reminded her the CDC said to cook steaks well-done and avoid sushi and raw oysters too.
So, your sister and BIL - who are vaccinated - are worried about getting covid from someone who is not vaccinated?
Are they going to stop driving and never fly on a plane again, too?