Next door neighbor's brother died from it 2 weeks ago. (younger than 60) and the lady we bought our house from a few years back passed last week. (less than 50) This thing is real folks and is not to be taken lightly. GET THE DAMN SHOT!! I want to talk to you guys, not about you!!! (Try to get the J&J shot... one shot and done and all reports I've heard so far seem to be saying it has almost no side effects). :love:

I will not be getting the shot. I dont think there was enough time to get a vaccine out and know the long term affects. And if you do get any issues from the shot its not their fault? I am 42 and in good health. already had covid. Yes it was not fun. Im still trying to figure out why they call it a vaccine when it only lessens the symptoms and you can still give it to other people. Its like calling nyquil a vaccine. My parents are just getting over it. Doc said yeah you have it now go home and wait till you get better. No meds.
Dont take this the wrong way, if you are a high risk person you should probably get the shot and stay away from people. And Im sorry for all of the people that lost loved ones. My friends father inlaw pasted away with covid and other conditions. he was my art teacher in middle school.

Even though your chance of getting Covid after getting the shot is about zero, your can still spread the virus on your hands, clothes, basically anything that you touch. I believe that's what they mean when they talk about you still being able to spread the illness. :head:

They said it lessens the symptoms and you still have to wear a mask so you dont spread it to another person. So its like taking cold medicine for a cold?

My wife and I were on the fence about getting the shots. We've been ultra careful since the whole thing began, and we're both in good health and late 50s. Honestly probably would have held off but we're going to have to fly to my nephew's wedding next month so when we became eligible we signed up and got the first shot a week ago. Yes, I'm somewhat skeptical but we did it anyway. Lost an acquaintance to it a few weeks ago. He was in his early 60s and in remission for a few years from leukemia. 2 weeks in the hospital and gone. I'm not afraid of dying, but that's a ****ty way to go, not even able to see your loved ones. A good friend's daughter is a nurse in a covid unit at the hospital. Anyone who doubts the seriousness of it should talk to her.

I agree, laying in a hospital , drowning in your own fluids is not a way to go

Got my first shot yesterday. Arm hurts a little... other than that no side effects. I get stabbed again on April 29th.

They opened it up in Florida to anyone over 16, 2 shot clinics in town this weekend with over 600 shots available

Getting easier every week

Testing sites are all but closed, only operating one day a week

Since there is no vaccine for the common cold, it's not like taking cold medicine for a cold. It's more like taking a polio vaccine for the poliovirus. You may not have the scar on your arm from the vaccinations many of us remember from childhood, but control of polio transmission has been a huge success story around the world. If you don't want to get the vaccine, don't. The rest of us who are willing to get the vax will contribute to the herd immunity which will reduce your risk of a second infection. It's not as sure a course of action as you getting vaccinated, but it improves your odds of survival without the risk of experiencing some unknown effect from receiving the vaccine itself.

For me, I'm about a week out from my second Moderna shot. Almost 70 yo with few symptoms for either shot. Got to hug two of my grandkids for the first time in months without them freaking out about how they were going to kill their grandparents. When I was working, I operated the life support equipment you see in all those news clips about the virus. Dying on the ventilator with no family around for comfort or support is not the way I'd like to exit. The vaccine is worth the risk to me.
XXL

Thanks XXL - almost 76 and going today for my 2nd Moderna. The first was a breeze, had to rub my arm the next day to realize that it was a tiny bit sore. I agree, for me the risk reward calculation is a slam dunk. I’ve been hugging my one and only grandson throughout the pandemic and I want to be here for him for a long time. Enjoy those grandkids.