Industry figures are leading the way in getting vaccinated against COVID-19, many of them announcing the occasion of double vax via social media. AdNews asked them about their motivation and experiences.
Matt Cooney, Saatchi & Saatchi/Publicis Groupe national chief growth & marketing officer :
For me the vaccination wasn’t even a debate. I was always going to have it.
We spent so much of 2020 nervously hoping for just such an incredible scientific breakthrough that when it came I was first in line - literally in fact, as I entered the centre without any queues early in the rollout.
I believe there’s both an individual and collective duty - to our family, friends, colleagues and fellow citizens - to have the vaccine.
If we want to rebuild a functioning society it’s absolutely fundamental this duty isn’t lost in myopic discussions around personal liberty.
Surely, in a complex pandemic where millions of lives have already been lost, "responsibilities" trump "rights"?
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