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.
Anti Vaxxer Pretends To Be Educated
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.
Taking Vaccine = Having No Faith In God
Vaccines Now Cause Genetic Disorders
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.
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.”
Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is
“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).”
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.
Anti Vaccine Geniuses (Friend Found This On Facebook)
It's A Tragic Day For All Of Us
Oh Yeah, That Too. (#antivax)
If Vaccines Were Healthy...
He Didn't Create Iphones Either
Nothing Is 100% Safe Anyway
Probably Not Even The Full 30 Minutes
You Can’t Vaccinate Your Lungs
Caught This Gem On A Friend's Post About The Vaccine
The Ancient Spartans Didn't Need Vaccines
Gotta Love The Bible Belt Where Only 44 Percent Of Residents Have Received The Actual Vaccine
On A Post Asking If Anti Vaxxers Would Want To Get The Covid-19 Vaccine If It Gets Released Officially
An Interesting Vaccination Strategy
Trust Him, He Is A "Doctor" (Found On Tiktok)
Response To Me Receiving The Covid Vaccine
I Ventured Where No Sane Person Should Go
"God's Vaccine"?? I Can't Anymore Y'all...
Apparently, Getting The Vaccine Makes Any Girl You Have Sex With Infertile?!?
Counterpoint... No You Are Not
This Person, Who Claims They Want Businesses To Reopen...but Isn't Willing To Do The One Thing That Would Get Them To Reopen
Covid Is The Devil! [via A Facebook Atheist Group]
The Covid Vaccines Spread Themselves?
Parent's Response To My Encouragement For Getting Covid19 Vaccine
If You've Had Covid 3 Times In A Row Your Not Okay
That's Not How It Works, That's Not How It Works At All