Stop using the entertainment sector as a scapegoat
Published:Thursday | August 12, 2021 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The vaccination hesitancy in Jamaica is getting higher because some health experts and politicians take us all for fools. I was planning on taking the COVID-19 vaccine a month ago, but talks of making vaccines mandatory and trying to bully, shame and force people to take the vaccine will long lose support.
The world is now seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, but the experts here are blaming the entertainment sector. It’s like hotels, transportation,workplaces and other sectors do not spread COVID-19.
People always say ‘follow the science’, when it suits them. Why aren’t they following the science when it says kids are unlikely to spread or die from COVID-19? The recovery rate from COVID-19 is over 98 per cent without vaccination. Why aren’t people discussing natural immunity versus vaccinations. Why should people take COVID-19 vaccines when they still can catch and spread it? A large number of persons who catch the COVID-19 virus do not show any symptoms. How long are we going to use the entertainment sector and the unvaccinated as scapegoats?
Civil disobedience is now a reality. I have stopped listening to the noise of the market. If the Government of Jamaica wants people to comply, raise the minimum wage for all workers.
TEDDYLEE GRAY