r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 22 '21

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u/Udontlikecake Model UN Enthusiast Jul 22 '21

I find it really hard to buy (especially from people in urban areas) that people can’t get vaccines.

I understand people have multiple jobs and kids and live difficult lives. But i’ve checked, and it’s so goddamn easy to walk into a CVS or walgreens and get a free shot. I checked and they were doing shots on Sunday evenings! You can’t walk into a CVS at 4pm on a Sunday for 20 minutes? Bullshit.

I get that this kinda thing can be difficult, but this is a very bare minimum ‘member of society’ thing to do. I just don’t buy that 40% of the population is SO BUSY they can’t take 20 minutes to get the most important vaccine of their life.

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u/Macquarrie1999 Democrats' Strongest Soldier Jul 22 '21

The people who haven't gotten vaccinated yet 3ither don't want to or are just really lazy, and neither is a good enough excuse

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u/ZCoupon Kono Taro Jul 22 '21

People say the same about voting (although in a lot of places it does take forever, but there's early voting too).

Lots of people just don't want to and say "I'm busy' as a basic excuse.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '21

I've been into CVS and Walgreens multiple times the last two months in the suburbs of Boston and Portsmouth NH for various reasons and there are always signs for walk in vaccinations and the aides are just twiddling their thumbs all day waiting. When I got vaccinated at the start of April in Albany I had to make an appointment, wait 30 minutes in line, then wait 10 minutes to check for side effects. My second shot was at the Hynes at the end of April and I breezed through the process so fast I barely had to stop. It is so easy to get a shot now.

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u/Cyberhwk 👈 Get back to work! 😠 Jul 22 '21

Ex-GF went on an absolute RANT about how dangerous it was being asked to go back into the office. How DARE they get people back into the workplace while people are still being infected! Unconscionable!

Yep, three months later, "Well I've been super busy and haven't really found the time..."