You Can’t Vaccinate Against Stupid, Part 4
I’m a manager in a pharmacy. Sometime in 2021, half of our store floor is turned into a temporary vaccination facility. We explain this to some of our retail customers who ask why a wall of curtains is blocking their access to what used to be departments they would use. Most are fine with it — emphasis on “most”.
Customer: “You should all be ashamed of normalizing vaccines! You just don’t know what’s in them!”
Me: “Actually, we know exactly what’s in them.”
Customer: “You only know what they want you to know! They cause autism!”
Me: “That is simply not true.” *Looks around conspiratorially and leans in closer* “What if the vaccines caused cancer, though?”
Customer: *Also leaning in* “Why? What have you heard?”
Me: “Oh, nothing. Just wondering, don’t you buy cigarettes every time you come here?”
Yes, I know, it’s stupid that a pharmacy sells cigarettes, but hey! Corporate America!
Customer: “That’s different!”
Me: “You’re right! Over 150,000 people die of lung cancer in the US every year. I think maybe three or four people have died from vaccine complications in the US? After 300 million doses. So, yeah… very different.”
Customer: “You’re just a sheep who does what he’s told! Look at the real evidence!”
Me: “I’m a sheep that didn’t get sick while working in a pharmacy during a global health crisis. That’s plenty of evidence right there. So, one pack or two today?”
The customer glared at me but still bought her daily pack of cigarettes.
Related:
You Can’t Vaccinate Against Stupid, Part 3
You Can’t Vaccinate Against Stupid, Part 2
You Can’t Vaccinate Against Stupid