Well, it has been quite a year of changes. I am sure that most people are wishing that things would go back to the way they were before the virus entered our world. There is no doubt that life as we knew it has forever changed. It seems that a certain fear has slowly taken hold of the world. It has turned rational people into irrational people. The news media made sure that we came face to face with the certainty that death would likely follow anyone who got the virus. With all the coverage of the death numbers, people were made fearful that to get the disease would insure a slow and painful demise. In an all-out effort to slow the transmission, governments moved to lock down societies to the point of the death of many businesses. Those businesses that made it past all the shutdowns were left mostly in taters, barely hanging on, many with debt in the hopes that they can recover at some point down the road. Through all this was the promise that a vaccine would be the answer to all the problems.

I am not sure which side of the fence you are on, but there is information from the medical world that treatments for the virus were devised and found effective. There is also information out there that the government downplayed these treatments to push the necessity of a vaccine. In case you were not aware, a vaccine cannot be developed if there is a known treatment. A host of doctors tried to bring to light the effectiveness of these treatments but were silenced in doing so. So far, about 26 medical papers have been written worldwide with 2 being written in the USA before the information was pushed aside. Still, some of the information has reached the ears of people around the world. Therefore, it has brought into question, why the necessity for universal vaccination of 100% of the population? To date, only about 1% of the world has been affected by the Covid virus. Now, we are made to understand that it has mutated into a less severe strain though more transmittable. So, what is the panic all about? Why the push for total vaccination?

Now, some countries want to mark out those who have not taken the “jab”. This is manifested by the efforts to establish a vaccination passport where people will be “punished” for not taking the vaccine. The punishment will be to limit their travel and/or attendance to events or entrance to restaurants and shopping. There is starting to be a lot of pressure to get everyone onboard with the idea of total vaccination. In the US, only 47% have been vaccinated. So, I am confused, if someone does not want to take the vaccine for whatever reason, can they be compelled to take it? If I had cancer can a doctor force me to take the treatments that would cure me? If I came down with the flu, could someone force me to see a doctor and take a prescription for it? If I were over-weight, could I be forced to go on a diet? Even if it were to save my life? So, why should people be forced into taking the vaccine? Is it to protect others or themselves? (Me taking the vaccine does not benefit anyone else but me.) Now, I have my own personal beliefs about not taking the vaccine. My conclusions are my own based on research and information from around the world. I do not mind someone presenting good information in a discussion about this, but I do not want to be bullied into submission by the government or any other agency. Still, I am afraid the handwriting is on the wall. It may end up that I will just have to put a yellow star of David on my mask or get a yellow star of David to put on my shirt that says “unjabbed” and figure that I just will not be allowed to associate with the vaccinated crowd. Yep, I just might be separated for my beliefs. And so, it’s starting…