Health, welfare of all

When you drive down a two-lane road, which side do you drive on? For most Americans it’s the right side of the road. Why? Because it’s the law. That requirement is obviously an infringement of your rights. Those who believe in freedom should never acquiesce to such a blatantly un-American law! But everybody does it, so maybe there’s something else going on here.

Maybe people drive on the right side for their own safety and the safety and health of other drivers. Why not act the same way when it comes to the covid vaccines? If you won’t do it for yourself, do it for those around you, as part of the unwritten social contract you have between you and everyone else.

But it’s not fully approved. True, but with 150 million Americans inoculated, what more proof do you need?

But some vaccinated people have still gotten sick. True, but when the vaccines were introduced they were said to be 95 percent effective. In fact, the current infection rate is significantly below 5 percent in the vaccinated population.

But there might be side effects. All vaccines have side effects for some people. Frankly, for the covid shots, it’s probably better if you have a little reaction. That’s often a sign that the vaccine is working.

But the vaccine will make me sterile, or magnetic, or change my DNA, or allow me to be tracked, etc. Seriously? Those assertions are nonsense. Try to deal in facts rather than somebody’s agenda-inspired drivel.

Think in the bigger picture and do the right thing. If you are a church-goer, all you need do is apply the Golden Rule regarding the health and welfare of your fellow humans, which is why you drive on the right side of the road in the first place. And don’t wait.

DENNIS BARRY Little Rock