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Arpheus
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Member Since: Apr 2021
Location: Colombia
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I have a family member in the US that's barely over 18 years old and completely healthy and already got vaccinated. Meanwhile there are multiple elderly family members around at serious that also got vaccinated, so what's the problem? that around here most of the vaccines are of the far less effective Chinese one, the others being a relatively small number of the better ones that have been delivered from Europe. Why is that? because Europe, as well as China, India, South Korea and basically almost everyone where vaccines are made have been allowing the export of some of their production, except for the US of course, so the doses purchased of the better, Western developed vaccines have been delayed until everyone in the US gets theirs.
That's just the reality of the world but it's been really bringing me down how every single article I come across mentioning the issue just seems to be overwhelmingly filled with Americans being smug, uncaring or outright malicious about it. I find it specially telling how many make fun of the EU because they haven't done the same thing. And this just wasn't one comment section or two, it must be at least a couple dozens, all exactly the same. Again, I understand that's just the reality of the world, some lives are just worth a whole lot more than others. But the absolute lack of any empathy is just so astonishing to me, a whole lot more people are going to die world wide to save comparatively few Americans and so they can go back to partying without risk in a couple of months. Is it so hard just to be grateful and not so cruel about it? its not even like those doses will be donations, they have all been bought. Anyway, there's no point in falling into anger or despair, one more time that's just the reality of the world as I've always known it. I suppose just seeing it manifest so clearly is just specially difficult. Really brings down what little faith I had in humanity as it is. |
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Dear Arpheus,
It is so tragic that unfairness seems to work itself into every aspect of life. You express it all so well and better than I ever could. Sometimes the unfairness of life makes me angry and sometimes it just brings tears to my eyes. Wish I had an answer but sadly I don't. I think your thoughts and feelings in this matter are completely understandable. Sorry if my English is not very good. I hope what I wrote makes sense. Thank you for sharing what you wrote. I appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Yao Wen |
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Hey-i just wanted to write back and say I am sorry. So many people in the US don’t see how lucky they are. I had covid in September and luckily have no lasting effects. I hope that you can get a vaccine!
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@Arpheus. I feel so identified reading your post. I have been writing about this on the Coronavirus thread in the Anxiety, Panic and Phobias board. I am from the US but am a long term expat living in Chile. We have the same issue here. We are being congratulated for vaccinating at a high rate, but over 90% is Sinovac. Pfizer just sends us crumbs because most is going to the US. I'm not sure if you are using Sinovac or Sinopharm there. Less than 10% is Pfizer. I have been holding off on getting vaccinated because there are no credible Phase III studies and I don't like the idea of our government making us a guinea pig for a Chinese company, considering the history of contaminated medications, baby food, etc. It is causing major anxiety for me. When the recent admission by the Chinse that their vaccines are low in efficacy came out, there were comments on some articles from expats in places like Mexico that were facing the same dilemma and stress.
The numbers here get worse and worse the more we vaccinate. I read a comparison of the US, UK, Israel after 56 days of vaccination when we were just passing that threshold and they all had fewer deaths and ICU admissions, while we were seeing increases. 69 days and it’s the same trend. Something doesn’t add up for me. It’s causing conflict with my husband. He thinks he might be sent back to the office soon (I kind of doubt that considering how bad things are). He’s worried that he will bring it home and get me sick and is trying to convince me to get it because “peor es nada” as they say. I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it. I don’t want that vaccine. Meanwhile I read that there is a vaccine oversupply forming in areas of the US because many people want to be vaccinated due to the conspiracy theory that it’s going to put a chip in them or change their DNA. I would love to have access to one of the vaccines they don’t want. I am not anti-vaccination by any means. I just want one with serious studies showing that it works. Sadly, countries like ours, if they can’t get better vaccines, are going to be stuck in this for so much longer than countries using the more advanced ones. I don’t regret coming here. I’ve had a good life most of the time. However, between the 2019 protests and now no end in sight for Covid here, it’s been a hard year and a half and counting. Huge hug to you. I’m sorry we are both dealing with this. By the way, one of my best friends is Colombian and my husband and I have visited twice. It’s a beautiful country. I really enjoyed my time there. |
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