I'm sure Pfizer, Moderna and J&J would be all for this idea. Like many others, I'd like to be able to race again, especially without the restrictions of masks, distancing, wave starts, etc. At the same time, forcing everyone to take a vaccine for a virus many of us don't see as the apocalyptic plague the media and current administration frames it as feels a lot like coercion. I understand pros succumbing to such pressures as their paychecks are on the line. However, I think forcing everyone to take a vaccine (or wear a mask for that matter) is one more step in a loss of personal freedoms.
Personally, I've canned the idea of racing this year because it is a hobby, not a profession and fitness is a way of life, not tied to a specific race. I'm in the camp that forcing anyone to take a vaccine against their will or using coercive measures to compel people to align their actions with the values of the masses is a slippery slope we're tobogganing down as I type this.
PS. I'm adding a quick disclaimer as I recognize my opinion will more than likely spin up a number of folks. I'm glad Slowman put this topic on the forum as a discussion and am offering my perspective in response to his question, not poking at folks with different opinions (of which there are many) nor suggesting that my perspective is the right one to have. I firmly believe that if people want to take the vaccine for whatever reasons they have, they should do so. Same thing with masks and other precautions. At the same time, those of us that feel different shouldn't be compelled to go against what we believe to be right for us as individuals.
Personally, I've canned the idea of racing this year because it is a hobby, not a profession and fitness is a way of life, not tied to a specific race. I'm in the camp that forcing anyone to take a vaccine against their will or using coercive measures to compel people to align their actions with the values of the masses is a slippery slope we're tobogganing down as I type this.
PS. I'm adding a quick disclaimer as I recognize my opinion will more than likely spin up a number of folks. I'm glad Slowman put this topic on the forum as a discussion and am offering my perspective in response to his question, not poking at folks with different opinions (of which there are many) nor suggesting that my perspective is the right one to have. I firmly believe that if people want to take the vaccine for whatever reasons they have, they should do so. Same thing with masks and other precautions. At the same time, those of us that feel different shouldn't be compelled to go against what we believe to be right for us as individuals.