>but the statistics now show it is as safe as it was pre-pandemic to return to our regular lives. Why are people insisting on escalating restrictions further?
Probably because the statistics don't say that at all.
Probably because the statistics don't say that at all.
US at statistical level has roughly 50% of population double dosed. That leaves other 50% none protected (we are speaking roughly no need to split hairs on this one).
You can spread covid even when vaccinated, so you can infect and potentially kill due to your choices.
You can easily make a case, wanting regular life back is a morally vague at best if not outright immoral.
But there is that little ego man inside me that whispers: those 30-50% are people who didn't isolated at the start, who fanned the fire of covid in the first place, who clamied/claim its all a hoax. And now I have to suffer more restrictions for their sake, due to their own choices? If they want their freedom so much, let me have my life back too at their cost.
Unless you're [most people in the United States]
Those probably cover like 60% of the US population (mostly due to prevalent obesity and an aging population)
It's one of the aspects of the current lockdown measures that I'm growing weary of. There's no specificity w/r/t who are actually the most vulnerable.
It's quite convenient to think only of oneself when one is at low risk. If we can't successfully appeal to community and altruism, then simply imagine what it would be like to be diagnosed with a condition that no longer gives you the luxury of holding personal freedom above all else.