Some thoughts on pro-vaccine and vaccine-sceptic positions

I’ve been thinking a little recently about the intensity of the conversations around vaccines and attempting to understand what underpins the most hardened and vocal positions on either side. While far from a definitive list, the primary concerns and fears might best be defined with the following propositions:

Pro-vaccine

1. Covid is a serious disease that has killed many people;
2. Lockdowns are needed to contain the virus;
3. Masks work and should be mandated;
4. Vaccines are safe, and they protect me and others;
5. Vaccine passports will help us to fully open up the country again and encourage the hesitant to get vaccinated;
6. If I don’t take the vaccine, the virus might kill me and leave me responsible for the deaths of others.

Vaccine-sceptic

1. Although a real disease, Covid is an overblown panic;
2. Lockdowns are not needed;
3. Masks do not work;
4. The safety and efficacy of the vaccines are being oversold;
5. Vaccine passports don’t work and will only segregate society;
6. The draconian control measures and the vaccine…