For the publisher: I’m 75 I saw a dozen friends aged 40-95 fight COVID-19. Some were infected by health professionals who did not know they had the virus. One died. (“Some health professionals refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, even with priority access”, December 31)
Now that vaccines are available, I look forward to the moment when it will be safe to hold one granddaughter of mine who was born last May and another who will be born in a few months. I think about them every day. I am not alone in feeling the pain of being separated from my family all these months.
Frontline health workers, please don’t leave us now You helped save lives. Some of you comforted patients in their last moments. Listen to science, talk to doctors you trust, and please get the vaccine.
Paula Hui, Pomona
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For the publisher: I will take any of those vaccines that are hesitant to vaccinate healthcare professionals. I want to be vaccinated now.
I believe that anyone who suffered from COVID-19 would have preferred any side effect of vaccination rather than living with the consequences of not getting the vaccine.
Come on, guys, get the vaccine when it’s offered and let’s immunize our human herd against this virus.
Gregory Sirbu, Redondo Beach
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For the publisher: After reading this article, I am perplexed and discouraged.
Consider the following: On Wednesday, there were 3,740 deaths due to COVID-19 reported in the United States. More than 340,000 people have died in this country so far, with certainly tens, if not hundreds of thousands to follow.
In contrast, of the more than 2 million Americans who have been vaccinated to date, there have been no reported deaths.
Yes, the response to this country’s pandemic has been terribly flawed, but now is the time to act together and do the right thing. We can save each other, we can save our economy, we can save our lifestyle – but only if we act together.
Cynthia Monahan, Encinitas
This story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.