What's the end game? Putin pays a bunch of money to "influencers" that talk a bunch of fat stupid people into not getting vaccinated, a few of them die. Does he get some sort of deranged pleasure from it? Is he just being a dick? The action is nonsensical.
Most non-vaccinated do not die. It is far more likely a non-vaccinated person will be crippled for the rest of their life.
Think about the cost associated with permentantly caring for someone with cognitive disfunction. 24/7 care for the rest of their life.
Think about a person who needs dialysis the next 60 years, a person who with heart disease who is no longer able to work. The person who needs oxygen because of lung failure. The victims of long covid.
This will cripple us as a society for a generation to come. The amount of money, time, and resources that will be wasted.
Russia has targeted us with an act of war. Intentionally targeting, murdering, and maiming far more civilians then the terrorists ever did on 9/11.
It is time for us to realize we are at
Total War*. Russia has specifically targeted our civilian population. While it would be unethical to respond in kind, it is time we start fighting back.
*a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.