Monday, September 27, 2021

Guilt after receiving one or two doses of any of the covid-19 vaccines?

Do you feel guilty of having the covid-19 vaccine, whether one or two doses?

Would you feel guilty of winning 2 million dollars because you entered the lotto or a lucky draw?

I bet your answer to the first question, on the covid-19 vaccine, is or could be, "yes, I feel guilty".

But your answer to the second question of winning 2 million dollars, is or would be "no, I do not feel guilty".

For your and everyone's health, you need the vaccine unless you have any health conditions that prevent you from having it.

You can choose to take the vaccine.

You can choose to enter the lotto or lucky draw.

You do not need to enter the lotto or lucky draw in the same manner as you need the vaccine.

However, you would likely not feel guilty of winning 2 million dollars, likely because it was not guaranteed you would win it. And of course, if you are sensible, you would buy a house/car/pay for your study/ pay off any debt and/or loans etc. You would consider them necessary.

The vaccine is a guarantee once you go to your appointment and it is in your body. (This is also the case with spending money). It is highly likely if you get infected, the damage on you, society and the government is much less than if you were unvaccinated. However, money and politics, among other factors, have an impact on accessibility and likely which vaccine, or more, is available for you to take. It is not just the decision you have made, it is how the vaccine came to be available to you that is also in play. 

Yet you will likely still feel guilty about getting the vaccine and not if you won 2 million dollars because you entered the lotto or a lucky draw: this is my statement.

Are humans contradictory in this regard? Are they illogical? Logical?

One thing is for sure, my statement is food for thought.

- A.M.

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