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Instead of focusing the conversation on science-based data, talk about feelings. Are they scared of vaccine side effects? Are they worried about the novelty? Do they fear possible long-term effects? If Fauci can’t convince them, you’re not going to, Gaveras said. It’s more of an emotional thing over anything else. Anxiety is the driving factor, the fear of the unknown.
She also suggests offering to accompany them to the vaccine appointment and “make a day of it.”
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: JAGStorm
Like they're Spanish and you don't speak Spanish, i.e. loudly and slowly in English.
This is 100% guaranteed to get your message across without any annoyance.
originally posted by: surfer_soul
I at least attempt the Spanish accent.
originally posted by: M5xaz
a reply to: JAGStorm
Feelings ?
Instead of science based data ?
I'll give you science-based data:
1. 99.4% of Covid cases are MILD
www.worldometers.info...?Si
2. J&J and AstraZeneca are each LESS THAN 70 % effective, and merely "reduce symptoms"
3. They BOTH have been reported to cause deadly clots and have been suspended by health authorities for that reason.
4. NONE of the vaccines have long term safety data and are only out because of "emergency use authorization". At the time the development of these vaccines was started, it was feared the covid death rate could be very high, which justified their development. We now know that this is NOT the case: 99.4% of cases are MILD.
5. The only and main issue is the size of hospital ICUs. A valid point, vastly undersized and something that would have need to be addressed given the aging boomer population, even if Covid had never showed up. To my knowledge, NO government is fixing this, the clear and obvious problem.
6. If you want the vaccine, go ahead. I will wait for more safety data to come in.
NO FORCIBLE VACCINE OR PASSPORT CRAP !!
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: JAGStorm
This actually sounds perfectly reasonable to me, a lot of people don't want the vaccine for emotional reasons, not scientific ones.
They've read some horror story and now they're scared. So address those fears.
If a child is afraid to go to the dentist you don't tell them how safe dentists are, you tell them that it won't hurt.
originally posted by: Tekner
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: JAGStorm
This actually sounds perfectly reasonable to me, a lot of people don't want the vaccine for emotional reasons, not scientific ones.
They've read some horror story and now they're scared. So address those fears.
If a child is afraid to go to the dentist you don't tell them how safe dentists are, you tell them that it won't hurt.
This sounds perfectly unreasonable to me, a lot of people want the vaccine for emotional reasons, not scientific ones.
They've read some horror story about COVID and now they're scared. So address those fears.