Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

news.ycombinator.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

521–530 of 911 posts

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#521

Post by dan-robertson »

humbledrone wrote: post #403
bsder wrote: post #387

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Um, you do know that alcohol is something that pregnant women should avoid? Will you quit drinking alcohol?

I was under the impression that this is common knowledge. Most pregnant women I've known did, indeed, forego alcohol during their pregnancy.

I think everyone in this thread has left too much of their argument tacit and the meaning has been lost. I read it as:

1. Why do many people say no?

2. Well it isn’t recommended for the pregnant [therefore either a large proportion of hn is pregnant or the vaccine is generally bad]

3. [not many people on hn are pregnant so] do you also refuse alcohol because that is bad for the pregnant?

4. [I think you’re suggesting that pregnant people often drink alcohol so I put it to you that] in my experience pregnant people don’t drink alcohol.

5. This comment

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#522

Post by andyjohnson0 »

maverick2007 wrote: post #496
radium3d wrote: post #491

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It still helps the at risk people to take it asap as you won't be a carrier, doesn't it?

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but don't the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines not grant sterilizing immunity, aka you can still be a carrier if you're immunized?

This is my understanding.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03441-8

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#524

Post by allie1 »

andrew_ wrote: post #107

I voted WILL WAIT simply because the idea of becoming Will Smith in my own "I Am Legend" city is appealing.

Doesn't it scare you more to actually be Will Smith in "I am legend"?

He's alone. All those other people were always hanging out together, chasing stuff, hiding from the sun.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#526

Post by try-perforate »

throwaway201103 wrote: post #198
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

Also you might split up the "No" answer as "No, because I've already had COVID and recovered" vs. "No, I'm an anti-vaxxer" (or something).

The vaccine is still indicated for those who have had Covid.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#527

Post by bamboleo »

dustinmoris wrote: post #160
bognition wrote: post #12

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

Pregnant women or women who are planning on becoming pregnant should not have it according to UK government guidelines. That’s a pretty good reason to click NO.

Dead people and newborns also should not take the vaccine. What’s your point?

The poll’s intent is to understand why one would not want to take it, not whether they should. The government already makes that choice for you. See “People with allergies should avoid the vaccine.”

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#528

Post by michaelt »

chapium wrote: post #345
radicalbyte wrote: post #27

I'll take it but only later in the year when it is more widely available. People at high risk should go first, then people who are super social (or stupid + spreading the plague). Especially younger people, they need to get pricked. Do you really think they're going to avoid drinking close physical contact in spring? Me neither.

While noble to give to the more acutely affected people first, I think distribution at random makes more sense since that decreases the ability of the virus to grow. I'll let the epidemiologists be my guide however.

I believe the theory is, if the virus kills 85-year-old care home residents at 300x the rate it kills healthy under-30s, one dose given to the former is worth 300 doses given to the latter.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

#529

Post by chki »

maverick2007 wrote: post #496
radium3d wrote: post #491

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It still helps the at risk people to take it asap as you won't be a carrier, doesn't it?

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but don't the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines not grant sterilizing immunity, aka you can still be a carrier if you're immunized?

As far as I can tell this is currently unknown, it has not been studied.

My complete layman understanding would be that it should at least somewhat prevent the spreading because replication has to be limited if a vaccine works and replication is also an important part of giving the disease to others? If less cells are infected you can't cough out the virus as much? But the exact timeline is important here, obviously. Again, complete layman, I know basically nothing about this.

Post reply on HN