I ran into a doubled-masked,
quadruple vaxxed neighbour...

The other day, I ran into a doubled-masked, quadruple vaxxed neighbour...

NEIGHBOUR: Hey, John, you got any plans for the weekend?

ME: On Saturday, I'm having a few friends over and we were going to watch the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Vaccine Choice Canada on Zoom.

NEIGHBOUR [rubbing his upper arm]: Vaccine choice, eh? I couldn't agree more.

ME: You couldn't? So you believe in freedom of choice?

NEIGHBOUR: Oh, yeah! No one should be forced to take that Pfizer shot. If they want the Moderna or J&J jab instead, that's their right. Kind of like how we get to pick which colour mask we wear.

ME: Um, actually, Vaccine Choice Canada is more about the right to chose whether you get the shot or not.

NEIGHBOUR: Really? I didn't even know we had a choice. I thought it was mandatory.

ME: Yeah, that's what they'd like you to think. But thanks to grass root movements like Vaccine Choice Canada — fuelled by individuals, instead of mega-rich corporations — we still have our God-given freedoms. So I'll be tuning in for the celebrations.

NEIGHBOUR [still rubbing his arm]: So you're saying I don't need to get my sixth booster shot if I don't want to? I'm okay with the fifth. But, I think six is too much.

ME: Yeah, that's right... you don't need your sixth shot.

NEIGHBOUR: Well, that's something to celebrate. Can I attend, too?

ME: Sure, just head on over to VaccineChoiceCanada.com and you can sign up for free. It's this Saturday at 6pm EST. No masks required.

NEIGHBOUR [beginning to sweat]: No masks? But that's not safe.

ME [beginning to cry]: It's a Zoom event, for crying out loud.

I'm not sure if my triple-masked, quadruple-vaxxed (fictional) neighbour will attend, but I hope you will. You can register here.

—John C. A. Manley

PS Also, check out this collection of videos and notes from people all over the world (including a one-minute video from me) congratulating Vaccine Choice Canada on their four decade milestone.

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