Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday, warned people about the consequences of being skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine, after he took the jab at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium.
Sharing the video of his vaccination, Arnold said, “Today was a good day. I have never been happier to wait in a line. If you’re eligible, join me and sign up to get your vaccine. Come with me if you want to live!”
In attempt to advocate the vaccine’s effectiveness, Arnold talked about trusting experts with such things and gave an example about his expertise in a Facebook comment.
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He said, “I always say you should know your strengths and listen to the experts. If you want to learn about building biceps, listen to me, because I’ve spent my life studying how to get the perfect peak and I have been called the greatest bodybuilder of all time. We all have different specialties.”
He added, “Dr. Fauci and all of the virologists and epidemiologists and doctors have studied diseases and vaccines for their entire lives, so I listen to them and I urge you to do the same. None of us are going to learn more than them by watching a few hours of videos. It’s simple: if your house in on fire, you don’t go on YouTube, you call the damn fire department.”
“Virtually all of the real experts around the world are telling us the vaccine is safe and some people on Facebook are saying it isn’t,” said Arnold.
He slammed people who are spreading negativity about the vaccine and said, “Some people say it is weak to listen to experts. That’s bogus. It takes strength to admit you don’t know everything. Weakness is thinking you don’t need expert advice and only listening to sources that confirm what you want to believe.
He added, “In general, I think if the circle of people you trust gets smaller and smaller and you find yourself more and more isolated, it should be a warning sign that you’re going down a rabbit hole of misinformation.”
