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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 _wwz4 »

tF73d78kq8t3R6n wrote: post #82
bognition wrote: post #12

I'm surprised to see such a high percentage of "NO" responses. I'm genuinely curious to understand why

I’m no anti-vaxxer, but the current situation feels like a scam to me. “Hurry, take this vaccine, save lives!” I’m being asked to suspend critical thinking and accept a chemical into my body under duress and time constraints. “Take it now, this is your time! It’s finally available to you. Don’t you want to resume your normal life?” I’d rather wait and see, even if waiting carries a small, known amount of infection ri…

I ignore all of the COVID vaccine messaging histrionics. The level of ignorance and political maneuvering out there is astounding.

When I'm afforded the option to get the vaccine, I'll make an assessment of risks based upon data we have at that time vs the risks of contracting COVID.

If I had to make that decision today, I'd take the vaccine. But by the time I'll likely be able to get it in February or so, we'll have millions more data points that I'll be able to consider.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by lazide »

kylebenzle wrote: post #91
neolog wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't know whether you're immune but do know that the vaccine works on most people, the vaccine seems a good bet.

Again, has there EVER been a case where a vaccine is somehow MORE effective than getting and recovering from a virus? I ask because the answer seems so obvious, of course not.

Yes, the HPV vaccine results in dramatically better immunity than from the disease itself. [https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10...]

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by NikolaeVarius »

kylebenzle wrote: post #80
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…

People keep forgetting that the vast majority of people under 45 that get in never have any idea that even had it and over 97% of deaths are people over 45.

Yes. Fuck all those guys over 45. How dare they continue living.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by zmix »

kortilla wrote: post #45
bognition wrote: post #12

I'm surprised to see such a high percentage of "NO" responses. I'm genuinely curious to understand why

Reasons I’ve heard: - The rushed nature of the vaccines. “Fastest approved vaccine” is not re-assuring if you don’t understand what trade was made for that accelerated timeline. - “I’ll just stay isolated until it dies off” - “I don’t trust western medicine” - “I don’t trust the FDA or big pharma” - “I don’t care if I get covid . People at risk can take the vaccine” Don’t forget how many people don’t even take the fl…

You forgot: - "There's no correlation between CO2 and temperature"

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by jvol83 »

kylebenzle wrote: post #80
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…

People keep forgetting that the vast majority of people under 45 that get in never have any idea that even had it and over 97% of deaths are people over 45.

People keep forgetting that death is not the only effect this virus has and many of the side effects afterwards are quite bad.

There have been more than a few cases with people losing taste/smell, heart and lung damage that may be permanent, and other nasty effects that we are still learning about, truly heartbreaking stuff when it is young people who were training for or attempting to become high performance athletes their entire lives just to have it stripped away because of this virus.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by thaumaturgy »

kylebenzle wrote: post #80
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…

People keep forgetting that the vast majority of people under 45 that get in never have any idea that even had it and over 97% of deaths are people over 45.

People keep forgetting that mortality isn't the only side-effect of this disease.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by wwweston »

rob74 wrote: post #123
jkw wrote: post #49

I think there's a difference between: (a) I WILL WAIT because I don't trust it yet, and (b) I WILL WAIT because I want to let the more at-risk people to have access it to first That seems to be lost in the poll

Or (c) I will tell everyone that I'm waiting so that more at-risk people can have access it to first, but secretly I'll be happy others are field-testing it for me...

Speaking as someone who already has some (but not all) well-understood vaccines contraindicated and has to figure out which category covid vaccines will fall in...

(d) telling myself that (c) is how I feel is how I assuage my feelings of disappointment at being old enough decision makers believe I'm likely to behave responsibly, but young enough + no apparent extra risk factors enough that I'm likely to be near last to get access.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by crusso »

makeworld wrote: post #137
tF73d78kq8t3R6n wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m no anti-vaxxer, but the current situation feels like a scam to me. “Hurry, take this vaccine, save lives!” I’m being asked to suspend critical thinking and accept a chemical into my body under duress and time constraints. “Take it now, this is your time! It’s finally available to you. Don’t you want to resume your normal life?” I’d rather wait and see, even if waiting carries a small, known amount of infection ri…

Now that the vaccine is rolling out, all I hear is that only select groups are getting it now, and that the majority of people must wait. By the time most people even get the option to take it, thousands of others will have tried it. There is no rush.

If you're not in one of the early target groups, I would assume that tens of millions will have received it before you - in the USA alone. We should have a lot of data to look at in a short amount of time.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by throwaway201103 »

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.

You mean the admin that funded and fast-tracked the development and trials?
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