It’s depressing that public institutions mishandled this so badly that a huge segment of the population has lost trust in them.
I can agree that the messaging I got was that the vaccine was meant to prevent serious illness. Regardless, the absurd policies, suppression of information and discussion on vaccine side effects was unforgivable.
People went full retard because the institutions meant to provide them with good information instead treated them like children and suppressed detailed debate. The only alternative was to go online and risk the lunacy that is internet research, so people did so.
Now more people are anti-vaxers than ever before, and not just for mRNA vaccines but old-school shots like measles.
At a minimum many institutions need change of leadership after this fiasco, and maybe complete reform of others.
Yeah, the handling was not great but sadly I'm not really sure if the population was ready for detailed debate, considering that a good chunk of it ended up misunderstanding most of the official notices and falling for the most stupid conspiracy theories.
We need to improve education, by A LOT. And it's everyone responsibility.
I can agree that the messaging I got was that the vaccine was meant to prevent serious illness. Regardless, the absurd policies, suppression of information and discussion on vaccine side effects was unforgivable.
People went full retard because the institutions meant to provide them with good information instead treated them like children and suppressed detailed debate. The only alternative was to go online and risk the lunacy that is internet research, so people did so.
Now more people are anti-vaxers than ever before, and not just for mRNA vaccines but old-school shots like measles.
At a minimum many institutions need change of leadership after this fiasco, and maybe complete reform of others.