He's aware of all the risks of these new vaccines, I shared with him everything I learned from here (thank you to all the people who spent time researching and sharing those useful information), he's also wary and suspicious about what's happening; the push to be vaccinated, the immunity from liability of the manufacturers, the extinction of flu, the disappearance of natural immunity from the vocabulary of our "experts", the lack of push for healthier lifestyles from authorities/experts, etc.

He listened to the warnings, he used to his advantage the slow rollout of vaccination in our country which only started early this year (Philippines), so he had an excuse every-time his SOB boss asked if he's already vaccinated (vaccination here is by appointment by city and takes months for those not in priority lists (elders, front line workers)). He originally planned to delay at least until next year to fully decide to get the jab so he can stay in the company or just move on.

Then the our 3rd lock down happened, now his boss/company coordinated with the local govt to give them "preferential treatment" and ta~da, in 3 days there will be nurses/doctors in their office to administer the vaccines to the employees. We talked about it and he told me he can't afford to lose job right now and would comply and just hope for the best. In normal vaccination site, you can't choose which brand of vaccine to get. They were given a privilege to choose which jab. I told him if he's already decided and if push comes to shove, avoid both the RNA vax at least.

I can't say I can blame him for his decision, for context, it's hard to survive here right now, harder if you don't have a source of income, religious exemption is just recommendation, no unemployment benefits, legal system is practically useless if you're not VIP, even the most anti-government people here are all suckers for the coof vax.

My sister got the pfizer jab few months ago and now my brother, all I can do right now is to pray that they only receive(d) placebos. They are my only remaining immediate family, it's hard to digest what would happen in the next few months...