There are some individuals who just never get vaccines, for whatever reason, as adults. Whether it's an annual flu shot, shingles, etc. Americans are lazy about their health and have no problem receiving treatment after becoming ill vs. attempting to be pro-active to prevent it.
True. But it isn't
always simply a case of being "lazy about their health." I'll give a personal example. For a long time, I didn't get annual flu shots. I got other shots, and I take other preventative measures for other things. But I wouldn't get flu shots. And it wasn't due to being anti vaccination or anything like that. It was simply because I noticed that I would get very sick immediately after getting them.
My doctor at the time didn't help the situation. When I mentioned it to her, she twisted my words and basically went on a rant about how "it's a myth that flu shots give you the flu." It was incredibly offputting to the point where I just didn't bother to bring it up with her anymore. Years later, with a different doctor, I got a much different response and approach. She explained that it isn't about the flu shot "giving you the flu," but rather that, as with any medication or vaccination, some people can simply have reactions of varying severity where the symptoms often look like the thing the vaccination is trying to prevent, and that is likely what was happening to me.
There was more to it than that that was also helpful. But long story short--the decision on the flu vaccines was not due to laziness, but was a conscious decision weighing the negative effects it was having on me vs. the low risk of severe flu-related complications.
When it comes to covid though, I really think people's political beliefs and social media are the primarly influences in how they are making their decisions.
Very true. And to me, one of the most unfortunate aspects of that is that it happens on
both sides of the issue, but each side often seems to have blinders to that fact, and when they point out that "people's political beliefs and social media are the primary influences in how they are making their decisions," what they really mean is that those are the primary influences "for anyone who disagrees with
me, but I and my side are immune from that." I see a lot of that, even in this thread.