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Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by nvahalik »

zwily wrote: post #70
nvahalik wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Edit: before you downvote, these are reasons I’ve read/heard. They do not represent my own views. 1. This is an mRNA vaccine and is the first of it's kind to be widely offered. This appears to be different than the rest of the vaccines out there for other illnesses. 2. There isn't a perceived benefit for many people: the vast majority of people won't get sick or be impacted in any way. 3. It apparently doesn't stop p…

Regarding point 3 - isn’t it just that they haven’t studied that yet? The trials for the mRNA vaccines did not test for asymptomatic carriers, so they don’t know if it prevents transmission.

Not sure about the testing, but as someone else pointed out to me, if you touch someone with dirty gloves, dirt will rub off.

I am not sure if asymptomatic transmission has been confirmed or not. I kept hearing that if you didn't have symptoms then you couldn't transfer it, but given the uptick in cases, it wouldn't seem like that is the case.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by LoveMortuus »

My plan is to not take it, but I have a feeling that it will be mandatory sooner then later, so it will be unavoidable.

My reason for not wanting to take is, because I'm very weak mental health-vise and wouldn't want to interrupt my body while I'm healing with current medication (Flouxetine), I fear that vaccine affects could swing me a bit too much into the wrong direction and then poof I'm dead.

Just my thoughts though, I do think that vaccine are life changing and allow us the comfortable life that we have now.

Edit: I'm from Slovenia, not the USA!

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by dlgeek »

734129837261 wrote: post #89

I will wait because I a tiny bit skeptical. The first people to get it will be a huge study group and the results will, I expect, convince me to take the vaccine as well. But, you never know if the vaccine accidentally turns us all into infertile beings. Which would be awesome, and I'll line up to get a shot. I hate humans.

That study group already happened.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by Invictus0 »

h3cate wrote: post #88

I'm genuinely curious as to why people have so much faith in big pharma after the whole benzo crisis that's hit America. Weren't these same companies paying doctors to get people hooked on Xanax?

Are you suggesting that we'll get addicted to the covid vaccine? This thing isn't designed for repeat customers.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by srcno »

setpatchaddress wrote: post #84
nostromo wrote: post #48

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No need to worry about who should go first. They will be rolling it out based on need. When it's available to you, go get it.

You're assuming distribution will work fairly and optimally. That's very unlikely, especially because the initial rollout will still be overseen by the Trump admin.

It will be overseen by the individual states in the US.
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