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I signed up online for the appointment, but when I got there the head pharmacist on duty said I was too healthy to be immunized. honk-enraged

I was so mad I walked out and didn't even get my flu shot. I'll go somewhere else for that I guess.

Go to hell, RFK Jr.

~~It's funny because the online questionnaire said I would be ineligible for the COVID vaccine if I had any health conditions. Then when I show up for the appointment they tell me the exact opposite.~~ Never mind, I misread the questionnaire; it says patients who do not have any of the listed conditions are ineligible.

I misread it because my understanding is that, typically, chronic conditions disqualify you for a vaccine, because healthy people are least likely to have a negative reaction to a vaccine and most likely to have a positive immune response. AFAIK the only reason for a healthy person not to be vaccinated is if they're not at risk for contracting the disease (e.g. smallpox).

If I had read it correctly, I would have been prepared to do the dance and lie.

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"You're too able-bodied to need safety gear"

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to, but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

TIL the term "catch-22" comes from a novel.

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

A very fun novel that basically shits on the US military nonstop.