Aggie1944s Kid said:

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Hell no. It was required for a cruise we took. It was also required to have a negative Covid test 48 hours prior to sailing. Went through all that crap and got Covid on the cruise

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Also got the J&J jab April of '21 because the Cruise line required it. Got a Moderna booster Jan '22 to prepare for another cruise.

In restropect, I'm OK with the original J&J, as it was not MRNA. But I should have passed on the Moderna booster. I remain concerned I'll pay for that one somehow down the road.

No more jabs for me moving forward.

Only had the original, and no - if I could do over I wouldn't have got it. Benefit not worth the risks.

Ags4DaWin said:

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For all those who got vaccinated to "keep their job"

It would have been real interesting if everyone who didn't want the shot would have just refused to get it.

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That is easier said than done. Perhaps if there was a union that could almost guarantee employees act in concert in would have worked. I think some people saw getting the vaccine as a potentially bad thing for themselves but a sacrifice for their families so they could provide food, clothing, and shelter.

Certainly

CDUB98 said:

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What's getting annoying is all you virtue signalers who feel the need to jump on every thread.

Look, I'm glad you were able to avoid it. Congratulations. Some of us were pretty much given no choice if we wanted to continue down the path in life we were on.

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What wouldn't you do to keep your job?

It wasn't just my job at the time.

CDUB98 said:

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It wasn't just my job at the time.

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I'm not trying a "get you" or anything. I'm just curious where would you draw the line? What if there was a 5% chance of adverse reaction? 10%?

Vaxxed, not boosted. I would NOT get the vax if given a do-over. Only reason I got the first round was because I was pressured into it due to a close family member fighting cancer and the thought process at the time was to get vaxxed to reduce the risk to the cancer patient. We now know we were not making decisions with all information in hand.

NicosMachine said:

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I'm curious what percent of vaccinated and/or boosted persons would make a different decision with the passage of time and with the information we have now? 10%? 50%? What about the alternative? How many people who didn't get the vaccine might reconsider? Anyone?

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That's pretty much the key here.

• We NOW know the vaccines never prevented infection
• We NOW know the vaccines really don't even make it less severe
• We NOW know more about how it spreads and doesn't

With what we know now…..no.

I don't know. I really don't.

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That's pretty much the key here.

• We NOW know the vaccines never prevented infection
• We NOW know the vaccines really don't even make it less severe
• We NOW know more about how it spreads and doesn't

With what we know now…..no.

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That's a really good point and I for some dumbass, brain fart reason wasn't making the connection.

With all we know NOW, no I would not get it, but I also have a strong suspicion at least half of people who did wouldn't. So, I'd have other people supporting me in the fight.

Got covid in Dec 2020, before shots were widely available.

Never made sense to me that natural immunity was not a thing. So instead of getting the shot once it was available, I enrolled in an antibody study. Was tested a total of 5x over 18 months or so, and always had antibodies.

I would not change how I approached the problem.

I am lucky, though, as I have no employer to answer to so didn't have anything but family/social pressure to contend with. My antibody results were enough for those people to mostly leave me alone.

Edited to add - I was the primary caretaker of my MIL during this time and she has breast cancer. My parents are also over 80. They got shots, I didn't.

My wife, her sister, and her mother all got the pfizer first two. She made me an appointment at the same time and I told her no thanks. She regrets getting it now and would not get it again on a do-over. Her mom was 77 at the time, she wouldn't get it on a do-over. Her sister would, but she's a germaphobe and uses sanitizer or wipes after she puts down her menu in a restaurant By the time it came around, I already assessed my health and thought no way that I needed it based on my history and comorbidities.

As for work, we had gotten to the point that we had to notify management that we had our vaccine cards and provide proof right before they courts slapped them down. I told my boss I wasn't getting it and I'd work from home as much as possible, would test weekly, whatever was required but I wasn't getting it and he said he was going to do the same. Never came down to get it or leave, but it was close.

My mom got it because she was going through cancer treatment at the time. I had no problem with that and she was 83 years old. Her oncologist was talking to us and when my mom said I didn't get the shot he asked why. I told him my health history didn't make me feel the need. He just nodded and said "good call".

Definitely with hindsight, but I would say no. I feel greatly misled as to both the potential threat posed to me by COVID and the supposed effectiveness of the vaccine.

CDUB98 said:

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What's getting annoying is all you virtue signalers who feel the need to jump on every thread.

Look, I'm glad you were able to avoid it. Congratulations. Some of us were pretty much given no choice if we wanted to continue down the path in life we were on.

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Yep. It's completely unnecessary. Let us not forget what 2020 and most of 2021 was actually like.

One example. My parents both turned 77 in 2021. They both got the vax as soon as they could in early 2021. They were not thrilled about it. They got their booster but have since not taken another jab. Their rationale was very simple. Too old to not be able to see our kids, grandkids, and other family and friends. My in laws had the same take. When you're that age the thought of passing on without more time with your family has to be unbearable.

People had their reasons and lot of it was was NOT leftwing fear mongering.

MooreTrucker said:

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Eh, I got it and all the boosters. I had COVID (I think...it was Jan 2, 2020) before anyone knew what it was and haven't had any issues since. I also get a flu shot every year. I just don't get the uproar over a little shot.

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Was i driving behind you?

Aggie Infantry said:

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Never got it.
Never will.

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That's me as well...

The big thing with me was the relatively new and unproven MRNA tech of the Pfizer and Moderna shots. I got the J&J since it was the old tech that was proven over many years, even though it supposedly had a lower efficacy. I would not have gotten an MRNA shot if it had been the only choice.

Now I wouldn't even get the J&J if I had it to do over again.

E: Never mind

Probably not, but I keep meaning to get the Shingles vac.

Everyone I talk with that's had Shingles has said it's miserable. One of my friends even got it in her eye. Another friend said 3-4 years later he still gets phantom searing pain across his back.

No. I've had DVT issues and eye pressure issues after taking the shots. My internal medicine doc and ophthalmologist both told me the COVID vaccine was responsible.

Have never had COVID either.

I had the first two Moderna shots and a third Moderna booster.

CDUB98 said:

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That's pretty much the key here.

• We NOW know the vaccines never prevented infection
• We NOW know the vaccines really don't even make it less severe
• We NOW know more about how it spreads and doesn't

With what we know now…..no.

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That's a really good point and I for some dumbass, brain fart reason wasn't making the connection.

With all we know NOW, no I would not get it, but I also have a strong suspicion at least half of people who did wouldn't. So, I'd have other people supporting me in the fight.

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And remember, if the vaccine was really effective then who would they sell Paxlovid to?

Because, as the commercial tells me, if it's Covid, Paxlovid!