Should we leave the unvaccinated on their own?

[Yoda]

A big part of me wants to say yes. Personal responsibility, Darwinism, a not-insignificant well of spite built up over the years towards these mostly trump voters, etc.

The big flaws I see in this approach though is that:

1) It fails to protect those who have no choice but to interact with these people (young family members, coworkers, service workers, etc)

2) It fails to address the crushing burden that Covid is placing on the healthcare system and those healthcare workers who have been working physically and emotionally exhausting shifts b/c of the selfishness and stupidity of the unvaccinated. Some of these poor people have been doing this for over a year now and the right wing of this country does not care about them at all and it's tough to watch. I can't imagine working in such a grim environment for so long. We can't be like republicans and show just complete and total indifference to the incredible burden these doctors, nurses, paramedics etc are being required to bear.

If we could quarantine all the hardcore unvaccinated in a few southern states and call it Dumbf***istan then sure, I'd be all for it. But, alas, that's not how it works. We are all connected whether we like it or not.