We used to have Snakes Alive come to my dropout prevention high school every year, and the students and staff loved it! We asked them to visit for two main reasons: to educate our students about nonvenomous snakes, and to allow them the opportunity to confront an irrational fear and overcome it which is empowering. To me nonvenomous snakes and the Covid 19 vaccine are alike in that the fears surrounding both are irrational. I don't know how to convince someone that the vaccination is a safer choice than taking your chances with the virus. Unfortunately, vaccination and coronavirus skeptics, for the most part, have only changed their minds after contracting the virus, themselves, and becoming extremely ill or after having lost a loved one to the disease. I have friends who are adamant anti vaxxers period. I have explained that there was only one study suggesting a link between autism and vaccines in children, and there have been numerous studies which have shown the original study to be flawed, but those friends have assured me that I am wrong even when I have directed them to websites which support my assertion. Perhaps if Donald Trump endorsed the vaccine while championing it as his greatest achievement, more people would get it, but that doesn't address the holdouts who distrust the government and have every reason to because of history, or complacent young people who just haven't gotten around to it. Unfortunately, experience is the best teacher. all of this is heartbreaking to me, but I don't know what we can do except continue to let people know that we have gotten vaccinated without major illness, My love to all.
We used to have Snakes Alive come to my dropout prevention high school every year, and the students and staff loved it! We asked them to visit for two main reasons: to educate our students about nonvenomous snakes, and to allow them the opportunity to confront an irrational fear and overcome it which is empowering. To me nonvenomous snakes and the Covid 19 vaccine are alike in that the fears surrounding both are irrational. I don't know how to convince someone that the vaccination is a safer choice than taking your chances with the virus. Unfortunately, vaccination and coronavirus skeptics, for the most part, have only changed their minds after contracting the virus, themselves, and becoming extremely ill or after having lost a loved one to the disease. I have friends who are adamant anti vaxxers period. I have explained that there was only one study suggesting a link between autism and vaccines in children, and there have been numerous studies which have shown the original study to be flawed, but those friends have assured me that I am wrong even when I have directed them to websites which support my assertion. Perhaps if Donald Trump endorsed the vaccine while championing it as his greatest achievement, more people would get it, but that doesn't address the holdouts who distrust the government and have every reason to because of history, or complacent young people who just haven't gotten around to it. Unfortunately, experience is the best teacher. all of this is heartbreaking to me, but I don't know what we can do except continue to let people know that we have gotten vaccinated without major illness, My love to all.