I look at it this way: The vaccine may have a small chance of an unknown side effect that may or may not show up for years, or even decades. Meanwhile, Covid causes known problems ranging from blood clots to strokes to long term disability that may impact my life right now.
This sums up my thoughts very well. Covid is very easy to contract, and it carries very real long-term dangers. The vaccine has a remote possibility of future dangers.
I'll protect myself from KNOWN dangers now rather than POSSIBLE boggie men in the future.
I have an autoimmune reaction to the flu shot, so I'll be curious to find out what my doctor advises me to do.
I think we all understand that a certain % of the population will be uneligible for the vaccine. That's a whole different thing from saying, "No, I choose not to take the vaccine."
A friend of mine had Covid early on and is still dealing with the long term affects. He is in his 40's, healthy and had no risk factors. So for me, I am MUCH more worried about the long term affects of getting Covid than I am of the shot!
Yes, I know a couple people -- some young, some not so young -- who have been suffering from lingering after-effects of COVID for months (and see no relief on the horizon). I'm not 'specially afraid of having a flu-like disease for a couple weeks, but I am afraid of COVID's lingering, long-term effects.
Everyone (I've discussed with) plans to get it. Thank God!
Yes, the discussion here isn't "if" ... it's "when, where, how, and how long do we need to wear masks afterward."
Even if some minor to moderate side effect pops up, which I seriously doubt, it can’t be worse than lying on a hospital bed with a ventilator waiting to die and unable to see your family.
This is just common sense.
Consider, too, those of you who are saying you want someone else to be the guinea pig ... my relatives in the UK say that British citizens are going to begin taking the shot on Tuesday, December 8.
We were discussing at work the likelihood it will be required. One firmly said he will never get it. The union rep quickly said, “Well then I guess you won’t be working here anymore.”
Proof of vaccination is going to be a thing. The writing is on the wall for those who are willing to read it.
I do expect the vaccine will be required for schools -- and some businesses will choose to require it as well.
Totally agree that "proof" is going to be a thing for a while.
I don't think vaccines will become mandatory for travel, concerts, etc., especially as more and more people get the shot. Businesses are too worried about their profit margin to sideline a chunk of potential customers, especially if the majority have had the shot.
You make a good point about businesses caring about the money, and many would like to rebound after a difficult 2020.
But consider the other side of that coin: I'm more likely to shop at places where I feel safe, and I would feel safer if I knew my fellow shoppers were "safe". This would really matter for airlines, cruise ships, etc. -- places where we'd be in close contact for a long time.
Oh please with all the righteousness people. We have no duty to inject ourselves with anything to protect you. You hold no moral high-ground here, the reason you are getting the vaccine is to protect yourself first and foremost. You aren't doing it for anyone else and you know it.
We have a duty to behave as responsible citizens -- we already vaccinate ourselves against Whooping Cough, Measles, and more. This is an extension of that concept.
Taking the vaccine will protect ME -- of course, no argument -- but it will ALSO protect the students in my classroom, shoppers at stores I frequent, and fellow restaurant patrons. It's a win-win. Why put that down?
YES. The same people who told you masks and social distancing work are the ones telling you it's safe and incredibly important to get vaxxed.
Well, in all fairness, I think we all know that masks and social distancing
don't make us totally safe; rather, they reduce the risk to the point that going out in public is a reasonable choice. The vaccine will be a more solid protection.
Agree I see it as a civic duty to be vaccinated as it needs an 80% uptake to be effective.
Agree. We're in this together. We have to cooperate to solve the problem.
As long as there's no line, I'll be there
Okay, that's fair. It'd be disappointing to contract COVID while waiting in line for a COVID vaccine.
If I went to get the vaccine and saw a line, I would leave and come back later /perhaps at an off-time.
Thank you for your dedication in this fight.
