Among the vaccinated in Maine, a growing anger at those who resist

[left-of-center2012]

As COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations rise across the U.S., some vaccinated Mainers are expressing frustration, anger and ambivalence toward those who remain unvaccinated for political or other reasons not grounded in science.

“Most of the people that are vaccinated or want to be, at this point, are vaccinated,” noted Christopher English, 42, who lives near Lewiston and said he had been inoculated. “If you aren’t (vaccinated), you don’t want to be, so I am a little cynical towards those people. If you don’t want (the vaccine), don’t get it, but you will get sick.”

“I’ve been over the pandemic for a year and a half. We‘re (all) going to get it no matter what and we are all probably going to die from it, so why would I get vaccinated?” said Dale Garland, 32, of Lewiston.

“I say hell no to vaccine mandates,” said Jacob Conrad, 29, also of Lewiston.

“I hate the masks, can we please just get rid of them? I’m just not going to wear a mask. I’m not vaccinated and I don’t care because I think COVID has been out there for long enough,” said Aleck Burnell, 23, of Lewiston.

“Vaccines should not be mandated,” Muhitira said. “I come from countries of dictatorships and mandates, so I feel people should be educated and make their own choices. I don’t feel that it should be a mandatory thing.”

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/08/01/among-the-vaccinated-in-maine-a-growing-anger-that-those-who-resist/

[Merlot]

1. Not just in Maine are people angry with the un vaccinated.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. hem. was about to put this in but i am glad i read your post first.

also in california. there a quite a # of below the nozers i d love to punch. have a grand day.

[TheFarseer]

2. "I'm not vaccinated because

I think Covid has been out there long enough” is a pretty solid argument

[Blues Heron]

3. These people have thought processes on the level of bacteria

How did they get this way? Its bizzare. It feels like we've regressed to the Middle Ages or something.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. trump weaponezed the thing .

[GPV]

4. My state, so I stayed to read to comments. We have similar articles in the Bangor Daily up here.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Anger drives voters.

I believe the GOP is seeing polls about this anger and that is why they are trying to shift away from anti-vax propaganda.

They are afraid of this backlash.

[Maine Abu El Banat]

8. Too late!

They are now synonymous with the anti vac anti mask movement. And their voters continue to die.

[Midnight Writer]

9. Too late, plus not all of them are on board. RW media talkers don't have to worry about elections.

They worry about ratings, and will continue to coddle their audience by playing to their fears and prejudices.

The perversity of RW media is that when their party is out of power, it actually grows and cements their audience. Anger at play again.

[Botany]

10. Maine Anti-Vaxers