(((hugs))) @sarahsweets - I remember your post. I'm so sorry that his daughter now has Covid. I hope she doesn't fall too ill with it. Is she vaccinated? Boosted?

There is some article in the New York Times that mentioned what works on convincing some of the hesitants to get the vaccines and/or boosters - and that is negative reinforcement/negative consequences (such as mandates - get vaccinated or lose your job). Some are even suggesting that if negative reinforcements work better than positive reinforcements (such as offering money, lotteries, or free donuts), they could add more negative reinforcements such as redefining "fully vaccinated" mandates to include boosters, and maybe charging more for healthcare (like they do with smokers) for the unvaccinated. The negative reinforcements seem to work at convincing some, but not all. It only increases by a matter of 5% to 10% of hesitants, but not necessarily the die-hard antivaxxing loyalists. So go figure.

It's sad that death and severe disease - even witnessing it - does not change the minds of loyalist antivaxxers. Loyalists are doing so for their own belief systems, which is not based in science or on love or on empathy.