How Did Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh React to Joe Rogan’s Vaccine Comments? | Flagrant 2 Patreon

TL;DR

Andrew Schulz and the Flagrant 2 group largely sympathize with Joe Rogan’s view that children may not necessarily need vaccination, while acknowledging the argument that vaccinated children may be less likely to pass the virus to older people. The discussion distinguishes children from adults around ages 18 to 21 and raises concerns about testing, long-term effects, and side effects. Read on for the specific arguments discussed.

Transcript

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Key Insights

• 👶 Joe Rogan believes that healthy children should have the choice to get vaccinated or not.
• 👋 There is a debate about whether children should be vaccinated for the greater good or not.
• 👶 Vaccinating children can help control the spread of COVID-19 and achieve herd immunity.

Questions & Answers

Q: What did Joe Rogan say about vaccinating children and healthy 21-year-olds?

The Flagrant 2 discussion describes Rogan as saying that he saw no particular downside to vaccination but would not advise a healthy 21-year-old to get vaccinated. It also summarizes his position as: people at risk should get vaccinated, while children do not need to.

Q: How did Andrew Schulz and the Flagrant 2 group react to Joe Rogan’s vaccine comments?

The group largely expressed agreement or sympathy with Rogan’s position that children do not necessarily need vaccination. One speaker also joked that he would support whatever Rogan said because Rogan had indirectly put money in his pocket.

Q: Did the Flagrant 2 discussion support vaccination for adults?

One speaker proposed an age threshold at which vaccination should become necessary, mentioning “21 and up” and then “18 and up.” His reasoning was that vaccinating enough adults could make it unnecessary to require children to be vaccinated.

Q: What argument for vaccinating children did the group discuss?

The group considered the argument that children can carry the virus and pass it to older people. They described the underlying idea as reducing the number of people who can transmit it so society can get through the situation more quickly.

Q: Why did the speakers question vaccinating very young children?

One speaker used a one-year-old as an example, questioning how often a child that age would interact with many people. He acknowledged that daycare could create contact with other children but empathized with parents who were concerned about limited testing and unknown long-term effects.

Q: Did the discussion characterize Joe Rogan as anti-vaccine?

No. The speakers said Rogan did not necessarily agree with anti-vaccine advocates. They presented his position as allowing that vaccines may have downsides while still distinguishing between people at risk and those he considered less in need of vaccination.

Q: What did the group say about vaccine side effects?

A speaker argued that every medicine has side effects and that a vaccine probably has side effects as well. He objected to treating the possibility of any downside as impossible, while still saying people should receive the vaccine for the greater good.

Q: What concerns did the discussion attribute to parents?

The speakers described a parent worrying that the vaccine had barely been tested and that its long-term effects were unknown. The response was that this concern was understandable, especially when deciding whether to vaccinate a child.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Joe Rogan believes that healthy children may not need to get vaccinated and that it should be a personal choice.

• He argues that kids don't necessarily need to be vaccinated because they are at low risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms.

• Rogan's views have sparked controversy, with some people supporting his stance and others advocating for vaccinating children for the greater good.