Archbishop again appeals to young to get jabbed

[Paphos Life]

Archbishop Chrysostomos in a circular to churches on Sunday, again urged young people to get vaccinated for the good of the country. "The rights of many cannot be violated by those who claim their own rights," he said. "Not everyone can do what they want....

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[Kili01]

Its possible that the Archbishops views may have less of an impact on some younger people than they would with the older generation. By he's right in his views and the approval of the church may influence the opinions of some hopefully.

[Cappielow1]

This might be viewed as controversial by some, even heartless, however here goes.

There were folk interviewed for the BBC news this afternoon regarding the easing of restrictions in England today.
One suffered Cystic fibrosis, another was recovering from the effects of Chemotherapy, and the third suffered from Lupus. As a result, all over their immune systems had been effected.
Now, before I continue let me say that I am not unsympathetic to any of them and would not wish these conditions upon anyone. I know a couple of people with CF and it's horrible.

But, like the Archbishop I believe that the rest of us cannot, and should not, have to live like hermits because someone is unfortunate enough to be unwell. First and foremost, surely it's the responsibility of them to look after themselves while the rest of us do what we can to help prevent any spread.

I'd the above offends or upsets anyone let me apologize now, I never intended to be offensive, but I do think it's time to move on and learn to live with Covid.

[galexinda]

I fully agree with the above comments.

Must admit that one positive benefit of Covid-19 is that my breathing condition has improved considerably over the past 15-18 months, so for me wearing a face mask, keeping a distance from people and being very particular about hand sanitisation is proving very effective.

[Cappielow1]

I fully agree with the above comments.

Must admit that one positive benefit of Covid-19 is that my breathing condition has improved considerably over the past 15-18 months, so for me wearing a face mask, keeping a distance from people and being very particular about hand sanitisation is proving very effective.

There was one of those TV doctors on the other day, he said they hadn't seen a single case of influenza for about 18 months.

[Cappielow1]

good man

[trevnhil]

Are there doctors and nurses in Cyprus refusing to be vaccinated ?? If so I have not seen this reported..

[PolemIan]

Are there doctors and nurses in Cyprus refusing to be vaccinated ?? If so I have not seen this reported..

Yes Trev, it was certainly reported that way a while back.

Had a nice chat with the chap on the door at Alpha Mega this morning after he politely asked to see my SafePass. He was frustrated with the the aggro caused by previous customers who refused to show their papers. As I left later after watching another 2 being refused entry (who caused no trouble), I patted him on the shoulder as I left and thanked him for doing a good job.

It seem to me that, in reality, none of us actually WANT to take a vaccine, but are pragmatic enough to realise there is no other sensible way out of this mess. There is now more real world data on all of these vaccines than probably for jabs such as MMR which many have happily taken, malaria jabs which most of us wouldn’t consider travelling without to certain parts of the world and tetanus jabs that I also doubt many would refuse if the circumstances arose that called for one. Most of us happily get our dogs vaccinated every year!

For me, there comes a time though, when you have to put the needs of the wider population before individual choices. Totally accept that it’s an individual’s choice, but those individuals need to acknowledge that their choices have consequences - for themselves and others. Like the majority of us who have taken that vaccination step, about 70% so far, I have accepted that there are some negative and very rare risks associated with the COVID vaccines just as there are with every other medicine that’s ever been prescribed.

That risk is on the negative side for me, but on the positive side, it reduces my risk of being stuck on a ventilator or something like that in hospital and taking up a bed that someone might have been waiting for ages for an operation and reduces the risk of me unwhittingly passing on the virus.

SafePass big deal, nobody is recording any personal data, we all wave a bit of paper from time to time - to prove old enough to buy alcohol or tobacco, to drive a car, to travel on a plane, on a bus with a buss pass, to operate our bank accounts and cards etc etc.

Two tier society? That is the consequence of choosing not to participate. As I used to say at work, “if there’s problem, don’t just tell me, tell what the alternative practical options are for solving it.” Not hearing much of that kind of approach from the negative sections of society. Offer me your proposal to get back to normality or…….

As Spock once said, “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few”. Or something like that.


Ian

[Cappielow1]

I was pleased to read earlier something I almost could not believe: Archbishop Chrysostomos is sacking 8 of his 80 staff who refuse to have the vaccine.

When asked whether he would similarly sack priests who refuse to have the vaccine, he said no, I am not able to, but I will cut their wages instead

Do you have a link to the story?

[Cappielow1]

I was pleased to read earlier something I almost could not believe: Archbishop Chrysostomos is sacking 8 of his 80 staff who refuse to have the vaccine.

When asked whether he would similarly sack priests who refuse to have the vaccine, he said no, I am not able to, but I will cut their wages instead

Do you have a link to the story?

Cancel, I found it, thanks

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/07/20/coro ... t-get-jab/

[trevnhil]

Yes, heaps of them, up to 50%. Has been widely reported. Surprising really from people who should know better.

Article from March: https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/03/25/our- ... th-sector/

That article is 4 months old..

[galexinda]

I think there should be a few separate test sites designated only for those who cannot be vaccinated, eg those who are too young and those who are medically exempt. Why should they all be literally lumped together with people who are choosing to refuse to have the vaccine?