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The World Health Organization has announced time and again that COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be safe, effective and life-saving.

What’s even better is that the new analysis by PHE found for the first time that 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be “highly effective against hospitalization from the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant.” So as the contagious new variant is sweeping across the country, getting a COVID-19 shot is now basically a matter of not getting severe complications, and for some, it’s a matter of life and death.

But when it seems like all the evidence of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination is more than obvious, some people still find the excuse of not getting it. And honestly, some of their reasoning is beyond insane.

From believing that a COVID-19 shot will turn you into a living zombie to claiming that Jesus himself is enough of “a protector and a mask” to protect from the virus, it’s one hell of a read. Treat it as a sci-fi read at most or utter craziness, and scroll through some of the worst excuses people shared online down below.

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Celsius

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering England developed and authorised the first vaccine, using it first is what you would call "making sense"

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Anti Vaxxer Pretends To Be Educated

Anti Vaxxer Pretends To Be Educated

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What Are A Vaccine For?

What Are A Vaccine For?

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Ever since the pandemic emerged, vaccine skeptics have pointed to the fact that the coronavirus vaccines were available only under emergency-use authorizations. So when the Food and Drug Administration this week fully authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, COVID-denialists and anti-vaxxers have taken desperate measures to prove their points.

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The Virus Is Targeting The Unvaxxed

The Virus Is Targeting The Unvaxxed

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Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is

Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is

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Taking Vaccine = Having No Faith In God

Taking Vaccine = Having No Faith In God

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For everyone who doesn't understand, in the first post, the person in the profile picture is wearing glasses. This doesn't really makes sense if you blur the profile pictures.

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Some employ arguments found on fake news websites, others go deep into conspiracy theories that revolve around mistrust in government and science. So in order to find out what’s at the root of the mind of vaccine sceptics and COVID denialists, we reached out to Robert Gifford, a Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria.

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Robert is best known for his “The Dragons of Inaction: Diagnosing and Slaying the Barriers to Positive Climate and Environmental Action” study. According to this theory, these dragons are a compendium of psychological barriers that hinder a person’s desired actions. Robert argues that “they have mainly been gathered to help explain why a person agrees that climate change and environmental sustainability are important problems, yet does not take enough action to effectively deal with those problems.”

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Vaccines Now Cause Genetic Disorders

Vaccines Now Cause Genetic Disorders

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really don't get how people can think of science and be like "Well why do the scientists get to decide what's truth and what's not?". You really have not been paying any attention in school. Like, at all, for consecutive years.

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Why Get A Vaccine If I Don't Have The Virus

Why Get A Vaccine If I Don't Have The Virus

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know someone who uses this. Also says"I've never worn a mask and I'm still here" claiming they're immune without a vaccine

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“However, the dragons may apply to other things, such as COVID denial,” he explained and continued: “In particular, without data, my opinion is that COVID denial is strongly related to Mistrust, one of the Discredence genus of dragons. Deniers do not like scientists and governments (unless they are populist governments that also are skeptical about both COVID and climate change).”

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Ah, Yes. The Old “Ya’ll Are Gonna Get Microchipped” Statement

Ah, Yes. The Old “Ya’ll Are Gonna Get Microchipped” Statement

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

via his iPhone that already has a chip, built in gps, voice recorder, and video camera.

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#11

Pass The Vaccine

Pass The Vaccine

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Little Phoenix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Serious question; do kids in the US learn in school how vaccines work?

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Aunt Messy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right. Don't vaccinate your kids. Well....except for the ones you want to keep.

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WillemPenn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not vaccinating one's kids seems like a very slow and expensive way to have an abortion.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As with most conspiricies there is half a truth, a misunderstanding and some spekulation leading to a an incorrect conclusion in what she says. She is kind of right though... But she is missing one important point, namely that that disease has been renderet harmless before it injected. The old fasioned way to make a vaccine was to grow what caused it (bacteria or virus) until you had the needed amount and then kill it (e.g. by boiling), whereby it is broken into the bits it is made up of. Those bits cannot function on their own, but they still look enough like the virus/bakteria for the body to learn to reconise that kind of stuff and prepare for a later fight against it. Moderne vaccines are a bit more sophisticated since we know know about DNA, so we can choose to just replicate the small bit of a disease's code that is nessesary for the body to reconise it, and only inject that part of the genom into our bodies.

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Miss Frankfurter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Measles and chicken pox are still out there more than people realize. How do we know that? People who aren't vaccinated against it come down with it. And in case you're wondering, Measles can kill. Kids and adults.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously, not. They get the shots alright but no-one apparently educates them as to why.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“”JUST to fight it off???! Does she WANT her kids to become deathly ill?

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, that's exactly how all vaccines work. You get a micro-dose of the disease, which motivates you immune system to attack the disease when the real thing comes along. Not scientifically worded, but why waste time.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I gotta laugh at all these comments and they sound like they are coming from a younger crowd, which explains a lot. My mother didn't believe in vaccination and she had 5 kids. I've never had polio, pneumonia, flu, etc. Growing up on a farm gives you a pretty strong immunity system compared to city kids that are pampered. I didn't vaccinate my kids either. Didn't see the point as they were all robustly healthy. Grandkids won't be vaccinated for the same reason. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. What you government loving people on here seem to forget is that your own healthcare is no one's business except yours. You do you and I'll do me. The government is here for one reason and one reason only: to protect our rights. Sounds like not so much as one of you has ever read the constitution or has any idea what your rights even are and it shows.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sad thing is, some kids decide they want to get vaccinated & their parents end up going crazy over it. I once saw a news article somewhere (I forget where) about a boy who chose to go against his mothers wishes & got vaccinated behind her back; her reaction was to kick him out of her house. I think social services/CPS were involved in the story, but it was so sad. Kid just wanted to be protected against diseases & his mother punished him for it... 🥺💔🤷‍♀️

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not a vaccine people. It's messenger RNA gene modification

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If parents choose to not vaccinate their children and their child dies they should be brought up on murder charges the same as the "pro-lifers" would like to have women brought up on murder charges for having an abortion.

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Anti-Vaxxer Logic

Anti-Vaxxer Logic

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had Covid spring 2020, got vaccinated spring 2021, had the bloody Delta aug 2021. I can assure you the second covid was nowhere near the horrible first one where I couldnt breathe properly for 3 months... Vaccines protects!

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The professor continued: “Of course the Mistrust dragon is rooted in the Limited Cognition genus dragons called Ignorance and Confirmation Bias (that is, lack of factual knowledge and the tendency to pay attention to media that echoes one’s existing beliefs).”

When asked what to do when encountering a COVID denier, Robert suggested keeping an extra-large distance. “That’s about all that one can do. The other approaches are futile,” he said.

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It's A Tragic Day For All Of Us

It's A Tragic Day For All Of Us

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am surprised the husband isn't an ex with full custody. This lady is nuts

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“Pro-Choice”

“Pro-Choice”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's interesting how keeping a pregnancy of one single mother, is everyone's business.... But taking a vaccine against a virus that can affect anyone, and kill them even tho the "immune system is strong" , is a private choice, that should be respected.

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Anti Vaxxers Lurk

Anti Vaxxers Lurk

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, all jokes aside, mRNA is awesome, it's really flexible, and could come in handy for any future diseases like this. Imagine vaccines developing in a matter of months! I'm not wrong am I plz tell me I'm not spreading disinformation. EDIT: Ooh, that's interesting! Thanks!

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Anti Vaccine Geniuses (Friend Found This On Facebook)

Anti Vaccine Geniuses (Friend Found This On Facebook)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having brain damage is indeed the only explanation for someone to decide not to get vacinated.

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#18

Oh Yeah, That Too. (#antivax)

Oh Yeah, That Too. (#antivax)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also it didn't disappear, people still get the plague but we have antibiotics now, and not wading around in our own muck anymore also helps.

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#19

If Vaccines Were Healthy...

If Vaccines Were Healthy...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless I'm mistaken, I'm pretty sure there are vaccines that can be sprayed into your mouth.

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Probably Not Even The Full 30 Minutes

Probably Not Even The Full 30 Minutes

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Healthier

Healthier

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Breaks my heart that the kids getting Covid are now more common than ever, a tragedy in itself, the ripple effect on the hospital staff is brutal

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Anti-Vax Logic

Anti-Vax Logic

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Ok to ask questions so long as you haven't already decided the answer…

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Got Em

Got Em

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally nothing in life is risk-free, but which risk would you rather take: the slim risk of side effects from a highly tested & researched vaccine being used by a large portion of the world, or the risk of losing your child to an easily preventable disease?

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#26

Caught This Gem On A Friend's Post About The Vaccine

Caught This Gem On A Friend's Post About The Vaccine

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Plastic Is Magnetic!

Plastic Is Magnetic!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How to tell the world you failed the 3rd grade and don't take regular baths without actually saying it

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You Can’t Vaccinate Your Lungs

You Can’t Vaccinate Your Lungs

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Who Needs Vaccines?

Who Needs Vaccines?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do not know about you, but I normally set the goal a bit higher than just surviving.

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On A Post Asking If Anti Vaxxers Would Want To Get The Covid-19 Vaccine If It Gets Released Officially

On A Post Asking If Anti Vaxxers Would Want To Get The Covid-19 Vaccine If It Gets Released Officially

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An Interesting Vaccination Strategy

An Interesting Vaccination Strategy

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sure, let's spread the news that this works. Now everyone, go get vaccinated to get the government off your back then do this potato thing that's definitely going to work. Go ahead, go get jabbed. I'll buy potatoes for everybody, just go get your shot.

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The Ancient Spartans Didn't Need Vaccines

The Ancient Spartans Didn't Need Vaccines

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Nah

Nah

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Gotta Love The Bible Belt Where Only 44 Percent Of Residents Have Received The Actual Vaccine

Gotta Love The Bible Belt Where Only 44 Percent Of Residents Have Received The Actual Vaccine

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I Ventured Where No Sane Person Should Go

I Ventured Where No Sane Person Should Go

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Trust Him, He Is A "Doctor" (Found On Tiktok)

Trust Him, He Is A "Doctor" (Found On Tiktok)

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"God's Vaccine"?? I Can't Anymore Y'all...

"God's Vaccine"?? I Can't Anymore Y'all...

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She’s Made For This Sub

She’s Made For This Sub

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Apparently, Getting The Vaccine Makes Any Girl You Have Sex With Infertile?!?

Apparently, Getting The Vaccine Makes Any Girl You Have Sex With Infertile?!?

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This Person, Who Claims They Want Businesses To Reopen...but Isn't Willing To Do The One Thing That Would Get Them To Reopen

This Person, Who Claims They Want Businesses To Reopen...but Isn't Willing To Do The One Thing That Would Get Them To Reopen

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No problem, bro. I am willing to make the sacrifice and take the 2000 insted of you.

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What Is This?

What Is This?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is some truth to this “SOME” being the operative word. Kids raised in super clean environments are more likely to suffer from things like allergies, this is due to the immune system not having to work, so it ends up attacking more things we commonly come into contact with, like asthma which can result in death. Google the term “Bored Immune System” to start your education

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#45

Counterpoint... No You Are Not

Counterpoint... No You Are Not

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Covid Is The Devil! [via A Facebook Atheist Group]

Covid Is The Devil! [via A Facebook Atheist Group]

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, 2020 is scary because 2+0+2+0=4 which is the exact number of nipples Hitler had if he had 2 more nipples

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#47

The Covid Vaccines Spread Themselves?

The Covid Vaccines Spread Themselves?

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Parent's Response To My Encouragement For Getting Covid19 Vaccine

Parent's Response To My Encouragement For Getting Covid19 Vaccine

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That's Not How It Works, That's Not How It Works At All

That's Not How It Works, That's Not How It Works At All

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