I have a fake COVID-19 vaccine card. My best friend won’t speak to me. Don’t I have the right to make these decisions for myself?
I’m not sure this is a question for the Moneyist, but here goes. I’m 34, I live alone, and I have not gotten vaccinated. Here’s my issue: I have a fake vaccine card that I only very occasionally flash to get into bars and restaurants. I choose restaurants that I know are not crowded, and I am in the age group that has only relatively mild symptoms from COVID-19.
I have a friend who had bad side effects from the vaccine — elevated heart rate — and it put me off getting one. I have a “never say never” approach. I don’t go out that much, but I will obviously be meeting friends and family over Christmas. My family knows I’m not vaccinated. They have made their decision about whether they want to see me, and they have no problem with that.
‘My family knows I’m not vaccinated. They made their decision about whether they want to see me, and they have no problem with that. I just want to get through 2022 with as little hassle as possible.’
I’m fed up with the coronavirus, I’m fed up with the government telling me what to do, and I’m fed up with omicron. My best friend told me she didn’t want to see me if I was going to use a fake vaccine card. She is vaccinated. But she won’t even see me outside, and she has other friends who are not vaccinated whom she has met for walks in the park, and drinks and stuff.
I want to get through 2022 with as little hassle as possible, and the pandemic has made my anxiety 10 times worse. I barely use the card, only when I really need it. Is that really so bad? The way she went on, you would swear I had robbed a bank, or worse. I said cutting me off was not the answer to a problem, and not a way to treat our friendship.
Another Christmas Canceled
Dear Canceled,
We’re all fed up.
Rather than think about how your friend is treating you, think about how you are treating people who don’t know you are unvaccinated. They are gathering in a place that requires vaccine cards and, as such, where they have reduced the risk of contracting coronavirus. By entering under false pretenses, you have chosen to violate their trust.
We can only get through this if we wear masks, socially distance and get vaccinated. People have a choice to either get vaccinated or not. Choosing the latter and then using a fake vaccine card is not the answer to your anxiety, dealing with a public-health crisis responsibly, or handling a friendship. You are rolling the dice for yourself, but — worse — you are also rolling the dice for other people.
As for the vaccine side effects: A miniscule percentage of people have serious adverse events. The vast majority of people experience tiredness, a sore arm, headache, and/or muscle pain. Read this data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you think those potential side effects are an inconvenience, try spending two weeks in bed with COVID-19, losing your taste and smell, or being the reason a beloved older relative ends up on a ventilator.
You want people to respect your decision not to get vaccinated, but you are not giving others that same respect: You are not giving them all the information they need to make an informed decision.
Now for the legal and financial part: Using a fake vaccine card is a federal crime. The cards carry two federal seals: one from the CDC and the other from the Department of Health and Human Services. Forging vaccine cards, a crime that has been on the rise since President Biden’s vaccine mandate, could result in prison time. You may not get sent to prison, but you could lose your job.
Fake vaccine cards capitalize on people’s fear about science, and anger about the pandemic and the government’s response. The typical cost of a fake vaccine card with the CDC logo was $100 on Sept. 2. The day after Biden’s Sept. 9 announcement that he would mandate vaccines for federal workers, the price doubled to $200, according to Check Point Software Technologies.
The coronavirus is exploiting the lack of herd immunity and pockets of unvaccinated people to find ways to mutate and spread. The phony vaccine card manufacturers are exploiting the fears and resentments of unvaccinated Americans who want to cheat and/or game the public healthcare system, and vulnerable people most at risk. And you are exploiting the trust of people you encounter in public spaces.
Over 800,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. That’s higher than the estimated U.S. death toll from the 1918 influenza. Vaccinations have been shown to reduce the likelihood of hospitalization and death from COVID-19, and early research suggests the omicron variant can evade immunity from two vaccine doses or past infection, highlighting the importance of a booster dose.
The person you infect may not come down with a serious illness, but what about their friend’s brother’s grandmother or next-door neighbor? I believe vaccinated people should respect the decision of those who decide not to get vaccinated. But the problem here is you are not giving people that same courtesy: You are not giving them all the information they need to make an informed decision.
Your more vulnerable and elderly family members appear to have given you a green light for the holiday parties. By virtue that you are a daughter or granddaughter, you have goodwill and emotional leverage in that relationship. Forcing your family to choose between you and a vaccine puts you at an unfair advantage. If you don’t want to get vaccinated, don’t do it. But why put other people at risk?
If you don’t want to get vaccinated, that’s your right. We all have to make that decision for ourselves. So take your chances, and stay home. By visiting family and going to bars and restaurants, you are giving the virus a pathway to spread. At least be honest with yourself about that. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Your broken friendship should be the least of your — and our — worries.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Constant news reports of anti-vaxers dieing. Too bad they clog up the medical facilities for other people.
Less tRuMpers and less repuklican voters and I'm ok with that.
starwatcher-al
Level 7
Dec 29, 2021
3
Lies, lies and lies.
Most of the most vaccinated countries in the world have the highest rate of covid cases and covid deaths. Many of them are done with the third booster and fourth booster will probably be cancelled because people are feed up with bs.
Like the most extreme Africa vs Europe. Africa 230,000 covid deaths compared to Europe 1.5 million covid death. With Africa nearly twice the population and 1/16 of them being Vaccinated
@Castlepaloma enjoy your kool-aide.
I consume everything natural that I grow and know what's in it. On the other hand your the ones who are taking the kool-aide from the most evil people on earth .
Either you have convictions about taking the vaccine, and live by them, (however stupid they may be) or you are a slimy fake weasel infecting people who trust you because of your fake card, which makes you Completely Disgusting.
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Dec 29, 2021
5
No proof of unvaxxer infecting anyone any more than vaxxers. All is done is separate and conquer 2 types of people in this world vaxxers and unvaxxers. Excellently performed by the owners, in order for you become one world order blind slaves.
I sincerely hope the lying piece of s*** gets covid and ends up on a respirator.
Lorajay
Level 9
Dec 29, 2021
7
I wish you would tell us how you really feel.
Great reply to "Canceled" from the responder.
No, this person does not have a right to lie to those around him/her, giving a false sense of security that she likely isn't contagious. If she chooses not to get vaccinated, she should own it, not be dishonest.
Those who choose not to get vaccinated must agree to the frequent testing which would allow them to get into bars, restaurants, concernts and on flights. That's the consequence of not getting vaxxed. S/he doesn't "need" to use the fake card, she is CHOOSING to, which puts others at risk, which is extremely selfish.
Yes we know that even fully vaxxed and boosted folks can still catch a mild case, and pass it on to others (though for fewer days than the unvaccinated folks) but for me, I don't know who has been around possibly positive folks and unwittingly might pass it to me, and then I pass it to others, so I remain super careful regarding who I spend time with, and I keep space around me, and of course always outdoors.
Businesses with a vax or neg test mandate to get in have their hearts in the right place, but with fake cards, and lapsed vaccinations, all we can do is keep ourselves safe and don't go to these crowded places even WITH a vax card.
Julie808
Level 8
Dec 29, 2021
6
Vax freedom cards don't do shit , except they are the superspreaders. About 80% everyone who is a vaxxers will get the Omicron virus vs. unvaxxers within westernized society. Finally the greatest lie ever told. The giant corporationism scammers Banks, State and Pharma blinded you by all means, by mass Psychosis. Which many vaxxers are too proud and loyal to the elitist record profiteers best ever & only them benefiting from all our mass suffering maddness. The many Vaxxers do not belong to your owners club. Vaxxers will not admit covid deaths have tripled since vaccines roll out. And covid cases are deliberately worst then ever since the beginning of the planedemic. Greed is the worst addiction and virtue on the planet for each inch you give them they take a mile , in kms. Outside of US
Now take away you fake news , world champion liar & delusional leaders and call off your giant fraud Pharma Psycho killers. Give back to the largest half of the world population, who are not fully vaxxers, their hard working livihood , our love relationships back and most of all our free choices in life. Because your health and freedom have been royaltlly and imperialist duped by your owners
Without your freedoms your owners have you totally by your balls and pussies. And squeezing your ball/pussy until ever last person on earth is totally your owners slave bitch.
WEF is the largest wealthiest and most powerful collection of your owners. Their Moto is you will own nothing and will be happy. ,............
Rrrriighttt.
U are too nice .
All I will had reply is this :
Every sentence of your statement starts with “I “ .
That tells me a lot , enough to not care .
Pralina1
Level 9
Dec 29, 2021
7
Nor should you.
There may not be I in team of your owners and their ownership of their slaves.
There is I in individual, independence and integrity. Which your owner lack for giving to all of you and taking away all your balls and pussies for MADD and gutless society. They require slaves for their centralized organization of banks , state and pharma drug cartel pushers.
@Castlepaloma do u have health insurance ?
No, in Canada we have universal health care. I very rarely use it because naturalpath medicines and practices give an ounce of medicine vs a pound of cure.
We Don't have to mortgage the house. if I get serious sick, like in the US. Still Both countries have skyrocketed homeless tent cities in every major city because Canada has turn from socialist to Communism also throughout the world covid wars
@Castlepaloma well , then u ll just have to pay the psychiatrist out of pocket . Highly recommend u see one as soon as possible
Don't need a psychiatrist when one has healthy relationship with family and friends. Unlike separating family and friends by greed and slavery. Then playing Russia rollete lethal injection rather than healthy natural medicine, foods and fresh oxygen.
At least a few of you guys are consistent, consistently incorrect that this. Like I'm not anti anything, l leave that up to the over crowded herd mentality. I can't live a lie and can be honest to a fault. Yet being fearlessness has its flaws yet mostlly benefits. To able to confront any problems with solutions. What I get often here is coward nationalism that worship destructive greedy bullies.
Who don't support people who love their work for most waking hours of their lives. How would they understand a person's destruction of their work industry. Without loving your work, one can not master life.
No you don't. Step up and be trusted.
If you want to be an ass and put others in danger they have the right to know you ate an asshole
Buddha
Level 8
Dec 28, 2021
8
Omg, your typo is the best: “You ate an asshole.” 
Your typo is hilarious: "you ate an asshole."
Can't imagine having a toss salad with your owners asshole.
Let alone brown nose them , wail the flaming assholes shit all over everything and everyone.
Larimar
Level 8
Dec 28, 2021
2
Hmm. The personal liberty to choose to be a modern-day Typhoid Mary, perhaps?
LOVE THIS: "Using a fake vaccine card is a federal crime."
LiterateHiker
Level 9
Dec 28, 2021
7
So does this person think Biden is making money off those fake vaccination cards or what? Make your own decisions but do not get involved in forgery or fraud.
Wait. I posted and had to come back. This woman is fed up with Omicon. Has it been around that long? Not really. Mutation does strange things. I hear the new self quarantine period if you have the virus is now 5 days.
DenoPenno
Level 9
Dec 28, 2021
3
Yes Omicron 80% of vaccinated have it. Let's cancel their freedom passports for a change. See how they like it.
@Castlepaloma
A. It's likely less dangerous to catch covid from a vaccinated person than an unvaccinated person because of viral count, viral load, and incubation time/ mutation likelihood.
B. At least the vaccinated are doing their part to reduce risk for others in the society. If you're not willing to do your part to protect others in a society, why should you get to participate in that society?
C. I don't know why you make the same stupid fuckin' arguments over and over. Are you so dense that you can't learn why your arguments are wrong even after people detail the reasons for you?
@JeffMurray
Not facts at all , CDC Won't give the full covid report for another 75 years. Must those old copies machine breaking down rather than switch to digital.. Yet open up with Omicron being of 80% vaccinated
Plus A recent Israeli study shows that natural immunity is 13 times more effective than vaccines in protecting individuals. “SARS-CoV-2-naïve vaccines had a 13-fold increased risk for breakthrough infection with the Delta variant compared to those previously infected.”
Why not just catch the Omicron with side effects of the common cold and be 13 time better protected. Why keep tripling covid deaths each year and with record highest cases. Beyond insanity to me repeatedly same failures.
@Castlepaloma We can (and probably will) all catch it while vaccinated, but with statistically lighter symptoms and other stated benefits above. You have never made a rational, reasonable argument against vaccination.
@JeffMurray
I'm happy with everyone catching the Omicron so everyone can go back to satisfied lives. Like when we just had with the common cold and flu for the last 100 years.
I don't do nevers, ever again. I don't do argument because those are angry discussion and they are inefficient and shows emotional immaturity. It is not rational for anyone exspeically the Government and giant pharma to forced onto my will of what gose into my body. I don't do against anyone or thing because it always join a big part of the problem.
@Castlepaloma Is English a subsequent language?
No one is forcing you to get it...
@JeffMurray
Don't be pissing on me and tell me it's raining.
I have no time for dangerous selfish liars.
anglophone
Level 9
Dec 28, 2021
8
Funny you can't prove one lie. And nobody can prove vaccines work. The cure for everything is everyone gets tested for covid for anything they do. Butt no no no it's about mind control by your master and nothing to do about your health.
Hoping for a new variant that's 100x as contagious with a 100% lethality and a 0% vaccine breakthrough rate.
ChestRockfield
Level 8
Dec 28, 2021
2
That was the last planet of the Apes movie plot.
Those filthy humans.
Well said Hippie Chick.
That took great bravery and integrity for the most important person in the world, yourself.
Hardest thing I've had to do in my life, is to be a pure blooded naturalpath. Likely lost friends who are 30% totalitarianism, no big deal, likely they would not ever be true and honest friends. The 40 to 60% group find it BS yet too frighten to go against the narrative, most of them won't make the standard of being in my close circle of love ones. Do have a good handful of loyal, honest and unconditional loving relationship.
The Vaccines passports are illegal under the Constitution and humans right laws. Being honest and not harming anyone is my own personal contitustioal laws. I would only break the honest law, if I could be harmed. In which I think the Vaccines do harm and have a mountain of evidence and facts debate but most run away with nonsense name calling. The covid wars separate 2 type of people in the world, vaxxers and unvaxxers. Exspeically causing poverty, the greatest killer of them all and the only benefits is for the wealthy greedy record breaking profiteers.
Most importantly Government is not to be trusted, just ask the Natives. Bank cause all world wars including this covid world war. Pharma prescription drugs and Vaccines is the fourth leading cause of death in the world . Pharmaceutical vaccines one must sign off total responsible for causes of any damage or death.
Top 3 best scammers in history.
I highly respect and honor your destiny decision. Now I got to get my fake passport done up.
Don't tell anyone. shhhhh shhh....
Castlepaloma
Level 8
Dec 28, 2021
4
I have all my vaccines. I put the link with with article, or thought I did. I may have to fix that. I don't do bars, but I do vaccines.
Looks like, I got had.
At least, you got a tiny taste of what I go through.
And that's the larger half of the not fully vaccinated population of the world too.
There is a point to be made for not mandating the vaccination, and for not taking it out of distrust for govt (legitimate), but there is also a point to be made by vaccinated folks not dying while the unvaxxed do. Seems to me the preponderance of evidence shows that the govt is not pulling an invasive fast one on us with it. But my biggest disagreement is in the logic of freedom. You may have the human right to something but logic dictates that you not exercise it. Since massive evidence (people not dying) indicates no foul play then logic dictates that you pass on the fear of it and protect yourself.
Congratulations, your dumbest word salad yet......aaannnd full of lies too!
I'm a modern Robinhood, your the continually village always being robbed and murdered with lower quality lifestyle over criminals of humanity, the greedy elitist. I'm very happy my daughter is a fearless modern Robinhood as she is the love of my life. Your owners don't give a shit about you at all, at all.
@annewimsey ... Anne... I think its called stupid and proud of it!!
Your emotional immaturity is showing, just facts jack.
@castlepaloma my emotional immaturity is sick and tired of morons like yourself spreading false information that is killing people... Get over yourself and stfu
I need evidence and facts not last resort absolute absurdities I thought religion dominate emotional delusional judgments. Sometimes I'm incorrect.
@castlepaloma fact...... The overwhelming majority of deaths from covid are among the unvaccinated... Assholes that push the false narrative about vaccines are contributing to and responsible for those deaths...... Again... Stfu
Been there, for most of my life working with millionaire and billionaires and was becoming more of an asshole then myself.
Now most of my time is helping the poor of minimum wage people to learn how to fish for themselves rather than disrespectfully give them a fish and die quicker by the Government and their real owners hands. Now more then ever people are dying of poverty in this plandemic covid third world war, without the decent respect and without their integrity. There is no proof the unvaccinated are deadlier than the vaccinated. I sense what the real bully assholes are up to.
I speak from my heart, not from the greed of assholes.
@castlepaloma the proof is in the numbers.... Only a cult fool would think otherwise
You mean all the hospitals that do delta test. Or the the CDC saying 80% Omicron are vaccinated or the CDC will be hold the records from us for 75 years. Or Biden saying the Vaccines are 100% safe. Or since vaccines roll out it has tripled covid deaths worldwide.
Take your pick, numbers don't lie. Even the most corrupt And
twisted numbers in the world.
@castlepaloma ahh... I see... The only true facts are your facts... Thats how it works... The cdc has it all wrong.... Arent you fucking special
Anything opposing the narrative of extreme left and media and TV Nazi is blocked or banned
I wait your evidence and fact outside of political and media opinions.
@castlepaloma translation.... If it doesnt fit my world view its a lie..... Really,.. Gfy
I'm always open for whatever comes out of your one-sided tiny box or from any other extremist creepiest bubbles.
@castlepaloma you arent open for anything that doesnt parrot your cult narrative... You were given factual information regarding covid deaths but brushed it off claiming the cdc is fake news... You and your ilk are usless and will continue to contribute to the ongoing covid problem...
What cult is that, the Optimist Club?
Give me anything, a peace of lettuce. If CDC is all fake then what other sciences or health or disease stats you got. anywhere? Other than the world evidence and fact that
nearly we have tripled in covid deaths in one year since vaccines roll outs. And covid cases are highest now, ever since the panedemic began. Results in complete failure every step of the way of each jab. Yes I will continue contribute to successful natural health and lifestyles. Vs the three greatest scammers and evils, bankster, state and giant Pharma.
@castlepaloma its fucking morons like you that refuse to get vaccinated... You are walking petri dishes and are responsible for the proliferation of the new variants... Get over yourself... You and your ignorant ilk are killing people
Just another emotional inevitable immature response, empty of facts and evidence. Nobody gets to fuck with my body, mind and life choices. Not even the most evil bullies in the world. Love and kindness penetrate my well being, not guinea pig, Russia rollete lethal injection.
@Castlepaloma fucking nuts.........
Is that what you do?? Naked Hump peanuts 
on your bed. Because your not ever going to excape your evil masters.
What a whiny, selfish little criminal. She won't even meet me outside or in bars like she does other people. Wah wah. So they're not making the leap that one action involves their Covid risk to her, but the other involves them being a reprehensible human being. I hope she tells all of their other friends, maybe even the police.
Lauren
Level 8
Dec 28, 2021
10
I would walk with her under the Constitution law & human rights . It's a free world with own personal choices for our own mind and body. Unless someone hangs around in bars, looking to take away those physical rights. Which I can turn them into putty. I used to work part time in law enforcement.
@castlepaloma my rights my rights my rights... Your responsibility ... No cure for stupid
There is no such thing as cure for covid. Pharmaceutical take no responsibility for damages or death for their meat robots
or leading puppets, and zombies Totalitarianism.
Stupid is what stupid does.
I own everything I do and responsibilities for everything done. Efficiency makes beauty, based on good sense.
Let's go Brandon!!!
@castlepaloma is that a comment or word salad??
At least salad are most healthy for you, vaccines acts and feels like tortured shit.
@castlepaloma bless your poor little ignorant heart
Nobody penetrates this heart or mind without love and kindness. No filthy super rich bullies or sicko vaccines allowed.
What a selfish little B this woman is.
It’s like telling your boss: “I shouldn’t get fired. I stole only small amounts, amounts you wouldn’t really miss, so what’s the big deal?”
Apunzelle
Level 7
Dec 28, 2021
12
Pharma rats.!!
Except not the lIve lab rats who refused the Vaccines, because humans have not finished testing it first.
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