I have some sympathy for those in medical, but they sure didn't pass on accepting all the hero worship. We live in Nation of fickle fools.
But for me and thousands of folks like me, deemed "essential" and who quietly worked through it all, we now find ourselves expendable if we don't get the clot shot.
Yep. I'm glad I have been fortunate enough to get my old job back in the oil patch. NO masks, small company, no shot mandate, and if there is, adios.
But while the drilling rigs were stacked out (and quite a few still are) I delivered food. I made 4500 deliveries in a year, People were glad to see me. I wore a mask for the delivery, gloves for those who wanted no-contact deliveries, part of the job. When people told me they were sick (and some were), I disposed of the gloves and mask ASAP afterwards and kept my hands away from my face. Delivering food, you wash your hands a lot anyway.
Fine.
But I will go live under a bleep bridge before I get that shot.
The adulation was pretty much reserved for the Medical community and first responders (at least where police were not being de-funded). I have no problems with giving those who were on the front lines in the health care industry their due, and am not looking for any accolades myself, just pointing out that a hell of a lot of other people were exposed to others with the virus as well.
"Hero" to zero with one mandate?
Over a "mandate" for a shot that is increasingly proving to be ineffective?
And increasingly proving to be potentially harmful.
Let's go Brandon!