COVID shot ?

[oteps]

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?

[Pipe_Dream]

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.

[phatdaddy]

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

[Destroyer]

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

[phatdaddy]

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

[XXL]

Originally Posted by oteps

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?

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

[scook]

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.

[bgreene]

Vaccine ? ABSOLUTELY !! Got my two Moderna

Want to get things back to normal - get vaccine
Want to respect the 560,000 dead - get the vaccine
Countless sick long haul syndrome- get the vaccine
And reduce risk to be a spreader - get the vaccine

[bgreene]

Dr Anthony Fauci …… had devoted his professional life to public health serving multiple Presidents .

Why did Fauci change his initial position on a COVID ?
Answer ….that’s how science works - as the data came in, the position changed accordingly.
Same as a weather watch shifts to a warning.

American deaths from COVID.
Over 99% are among the NON vaccinated.

Booster shots
Are being developed in case the vaccine loses effectiveness over time- same as we have with other existing vaccines.

Reasons to get the vaccine
Overwhelmingly obvious and clear - protects yourself, limits transmission, limits virus ability to mutate, helps life and economy return to normal.

Data supports - stop whining, help fight the war on COVID, get the vaccines.
Be proud to help protect America

[kheid]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Dr Anthony Fauci …… had devoted his professional life to public health serving multiple Presidents .

Why did Fauci change his initial position on a COVID ?
Answer ….that’s how science works - as the data came in, the position changed accordingly.
Same as a weather watch shifts to a warning.

American deaths from COVID.
Over 99% are among the NON vaccinated.

Booster shots
Are being developed in case the vaccine loses effectiveness over time- same as we have with other existing vaccines.

Reasons to get the vaccine
Overwhelmingly obvious and clear - protects yourself, limits transmission, limits virus ability to mutate, helps life and economy return to normal.

Data supports - stop whining, help fight the war on COVID, get the vaccines.
Be proud to help protect America

ill get vaccine when u stop wearing underwear with dick holes in the rear ....weirdo!