Yesterday, I was having this conversation with someone who told me point blank that the unvaccinated do not deserve care if they get sick. I said to that person, ok, if we are going to go there, then it could be argue that we should we also deny care to:
--People with diabetes because they were careless with their sugar intake.
--People who clogged their arteries for years with bad foods and are now having cardiovascular events because of it.
--People who got AIDS because they didn't use condoms.
--People who got Hepatitis or other diseases from sharing needles.
--People who were alcoholic and ruined their liver.
--People who smoked and are now having lung cancer, which is the THIRD most common cancer in the US.
--People who are obese due to poor diet and lack of activities, and have all sort of co-morbidities from the excess weight.
--People who ruined their kidneys through the abuse of medication.
--People who are taken to the ER because they overdosed on some hard drug.
The list is VERY long on people who would not deserve care if they got sick from something that resulted from their actions or lack of action.
Of course, that person couldn't come up with a valid retort. Everyone has someone, a sibling, a cousin, a parent, a bestie, a SO who would be denied care if we would start looking at who deserves care and who does not.