How To Deal With Friends Who Won’t Get Vaccinated

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Require quarantines before group travel

Again, unvaccinated individuals do not get to enjoy certain freedoms that vaccinated individuals do right now. Things can get complicated if you want to plan a group trip, and within that group, some friends are vaccinated, and some are not. It is perfectly reasonable to ask the unvaccinated individuals to quarantine leading up to the trip, and to take a COVID-19 test. If they care about you, this is something they should be willing to do – even if they don’t believe it’s impactful, they should care that it gives you peace of mind. Remember that if you travel across a border and even one individual tests positive for COVID-19 on your trip, your entire group may be required to quarantine before returning home, or when you arrive home. Your unvaccinated friends put you all at risk, and owe you the courtesy of quarantining before traveling with you.