How to be a medical freedom ally.

This post originally appeared on Instagram on March 25, 2021.

A letter to our dear friends who are vaccinated,

You are our family and friends. Our kids play with yours, you have brought us meals, prayed for us, and sat next to us in Mass. And now we need your help.

We need you to become medical freedom allies.

No, we’re not asking you to stop getting vaccines 💉 or to wear a tin foil hat. 😉

We’re asking for you to take some simple steps to support us.

HOW TO BE A MEDICAL FREEDOM ALLY, BASIC EDITION:

•Avoid using pejorative terms like conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer, and anti-masker. These terms undermine our dignity as Images of God.
•Read stories about vaccine injury with an open mind.
•Practice statements like, “I’m fully vaccinated but I support my friends who choose differently.”
•Don’t patronize businesses that require proof of vaccine status to enter/shop/fly etc.

HOW TO BE A MEDICAL FREEDOM ALLY, ADVANCED EDITION:

•Gently but firmly correct people who use pejorative terms like conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer, and anti-masker. Remind others that these terms undermine our dignity as Images of God.
•Ask me about my research, experience of vaccine injury and listen with an open mind.
•Ask us how you can advocate for us on a local, state, and federal level.
•Actively speak out against businesses and political policies that require proof of vaccine status to enter/shop/fly etc.

Chime in in the comments! If you are someone who believes in vaccines, let us know how you can support us. If you are a regular follower of this page, let me know what I forgot!

*I edited the intro because I realized I was breaking my own rule by calling people “pro-vax,” instead of a term that better reflects their dignity. Still learning over here!