Jennifer Aniston Defends Cutting Off Unvaccinated Friends: ‘We Have To Care About More Than Just Ourselves’
Jennifer Aniston, 52, came under fire after telling InStyle magazine that she cut ties with people who wouldn’t get the vaccine. “There’s still a large group of people who are anti-vaxxers or just don’t listen to the facts. It’s a real shame,” she said in her September cover interview. She added, “I’ve just lost a few people in my weekly routine who have refused or did not disclose [whether or not they had been vaccinated], and it was unfortunate.”
Following criticism from anti-vaxxers Aniston doubled down on her stance on Instagram. She responded to a fan asking why she was worried about the “unvaxxed around her” if she’d been vaccinated herself. Aniston explained:
“Because if you have the variant, you are still able to give it to me. I may get slightly sick but I will not be admitted to a hospital or die. BUT I CAN give it to someone else who does not have the vaccine or whose health is compromised (or has a previous existing condition) – and I, therefore, I would put their lives at risk.” She continued: “THAT is why I worry. We have to care about more than just ourselves here.”
From there, Aniston then reposted a photo with the phrase: “What doesn’t kill you mutates and tries again.”
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