No news is good

The Caribbean Sea is justifiably famous for its well over 7000 idyllic islands. 

They are the very definition of paradise - no shoes, no phones, no devices, no news, no interruptions.

 

In paradise, you are free to lie in a hammock under a coconut tree or swim in the aquamarine sea.

In short, nothing to distract you from being with yourself.

 

But paradise ain't perfect. And imagine how paradise could be spoiled if the imperfections were revealed...

Vaccinate or don't - it won't hurt much either way

Is there a middle ground in the debate on vaccines?

The debate about whether to apply more coercive pressure to vaccinate such as the ['no jab no pay' policy] is being clouded by polarised polemic.

Each side appeals to a reasonably valid ethical claim: pro-vaccination to the public good, anti-vaccination to individual rights.  However, these ethical claims sometimes seem to serve vested self-interest rather than public interest. Moreover, that self-interest reflects an over-estimation of the relative risks to health of vaccination and non-vaccination respectively.