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| Why I Haven't Gotten The Shot (Yet?) |
| 2021-05-06 |
| [Townhall] When it comes to technology, I’m an early adapter. I usually get the newest tech that interests me as soon as it is available, unless the upgrade is so minimal it’s not worth it. (I skipped the iPhone 11, for example, since the only upgrade was minimal and mostly to the camera). So I’m not afraid of new things or averse to change. But when it comes to putting something in my body, I have no desire to be Neil Armstrong on that. As far as the COVID 19 vaccines go, I’m willing to wait a while. I should preface this by admitting that I don’t really miss socializing. My wife and I have two kids, ages 3 and 2, so it’s not like we were living the jet-set life anyway. Staying at home is my preferred mode. When I was single, I was out almost every night. But I’m not single, so having friends over is a much more appealing option, and we have exercised that option. But it’s not just by lack of desire to hit the bars or the fear of some doorknob licking fetish returning that has me waiting to get the COVID 19 vaccine, it’s that it is so new. Operation Warp Speed was a miracle, and one we desperately needed. It makes me proud to be an American that our country did it and it yielded multiple vaccines that work. And I have no doubt that they work. I just don’t know what else, if anything, they do. Emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration is different from FDA approval. For the elderly, like my father (80), it makes perfect sense to get the shots. He has lung cancer (currently under control, thankfully) and got the shots. He had no adverse reactions and no hesitation about doing it. If my wife and I decide to have another kid, what would having an mRNA vaccine in our veins do to that baby? Nothing? Probably. But we don’t know yet. What will having mRNA vaccines in us do to us in the future? We don’t know. They trigger our immune systems to be ready to destroy the coronavirus should it come in contact with it, which is great, but we don’t really know if that’s all it will do. Personally, I think it will be fine. But I see no problem in waiting a while. It hasn’t even been a year since it’s been injected into human beings. I don’t think it’s crazy or paranoid to take a little while to see how that works out. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Huh? |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-05-06 15:16 |
| #13 The mean average of a healthy person dying is absurdly low. This logic is similar to that of "correcting for inflation". People who wind up dying, all have something very, very wrong with their health at that moment. Circular and deceptive pseudo-logic. |
| Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-05-06 15:09 |
| #12 There's no fucking reason for healthy people (and especially kids) to get this so-called vaccine. Even if one should contract COVID, there are plenty of treatments out there. The mean average of a healthy person dying is absurdly low. At best, talk to me when the FDA or other competent Leviathan-run approving authority officially approves this absurd cocktail. |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-05-06 14:47 |
| #11 #9 Look up Résistancialisme |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-05-06 14:37 |
| #10 The only problem is that some states (and Dr. Fauci) won't open up until EVERYONE is vaccinated. And there are no more COVID19 deaths. And no more cases. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2021-05-06 14:24 |
| #9 I grow weary of hearing about it. Take the shot or don't take the shot. It's you're choice. You're a grown up, you can assess the risks for yourself and I don't care. I took mine so can I please remove this silly mask? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-05-06 13:38 |
| #8 #4 perhaps we should think of the 'virus' as a North bound movement from the Airy Transit Circle at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The vaccination, a South bound movement from the the ATC. At various speeds, both movements eventually converge creating the desired "event". Inspector, you are not wrong in your assessment of The Secret Agent. Joseph Conrad would agree. |
| Posted by: Bugs Gloth6910 2021-05-06 13:13 |
| #7 As I told someone recently, "I'll wait until everyone else turns into a |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-05-06 13:02 |
| #6 Myself (at age 65), I think I'll let all the guinea pigs go ahead, and I'll just watch for a while. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-05-06 12:51 |
| #5 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-05-06 09:48 |
| #4 Ref #2: ....we do not think she can with stand the vaccine without having a significant medical event. The mathematical formula escapes me, but perhaps we should think of the 'virus' as a North bound movement from the Airy Transit Circle at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The vaccination, a South bound movement from the the ATC. At various speeds, both movements eventually converge creating the desired "event". Or could I be wrong ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-05-06 04:30 |
| #3 those with compromised immune systems Can't benefit from a vaccine - which teaches the immune system to respond to a particular pathogen. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-05-06 02:56 |
| #2 At 78 and my wife at 75 with numerous serious medical issues (acute kidney failure. vaculitus and compromised immune system ) we do not think she can with stand the vaccine without having a significant medical event. CDC stated last January there just is not enough data and those with compromised immune systems should be aware of that. For me where she goes I go and I'm waiting for more data. Finally, I just do not know what criteria her doctors used to pre-screen and authorize her for the vaccine. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2021-05-06 02:48 |
| #1 Same |
| Posted by: Xyz 2021-05-06 02:29 |