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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 rootusrootus »

EL_Loco wrote: post #447
_5yoy wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure why you would think a vaccine being managed by the government will be rolled out in a sane and consistent manner? edit As was correctly pointed out, I should mention I'm speaking purely about the US and not any other country.

Wait, I just realized now that universal free vaccination might not be a thing in the US. I live in a developing country with 200 million people, and the dozen or so most common vaccines are free to everyone, and everyone gets it and it is managed by the government. I'm sorry, but it works. Government here has /many/ faults, but managing vaccination for 200+ million's not really one of them.

The coronavirus vaccine is free in the US.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by phased20 »

h3cate wrote: post #565
chasing wrote: post #554

It's my civic duty to take it as soon as it's offered to me, even if there's some minuscule chance that there will be an averse side effect. That said, I'll likely be towards the end of the line given my health and occupation.

Why is it your civic duty? What will you having this vaccine do for anybody but yourself?

Assuming this is a good faith question: while this is not guaranteed, it is highly likely a vaccine will prevent disease transmission (given how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines help create an antibody response to coronavirus's spike protein), breaking chains in viral spread.

Edit: correction to better reflect the mRNA vaccine mechanism.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by choward »

mthoms wrote: post #567
choward wrote: post #428

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another question you may ask is why get a vaccine for something your body has proven it can fight?

Because you can unknowingly transmit it to someone who simply cannot take the vaccine (allergic people, pregnant women, etc).

True. I was just trying to provide an alternative to the "I got it so I'm immune" argument.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by jariel »

h3cate wrote: post #565
chasing wrote: post #554

It's my civic duty to take it as soon as it's offered to me, even if there's some minuscule chance that there will be an averse side effect. That said, I'll likely be towards the end of the line given my health and occupation.

Why is it your civic duty? What will you having this vaccine do for anybody but yourself?

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"What will you having this vaccine do for anybody but yourself ?"

COVID is contagious meaning it's as much about those around you as it is yourself.

Second, in order to beat COVID we have to have a certain immunity threshold i.e. 75% or whatever, meaning, your participation in that effort matters.

It is our 'civic duty' and I'm proud that the top commenter (at the moment I write this) has put it in those terms because that's a good way to put it.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by h3cate »

timwaagh wrote: post #510

I dont think there is room for ambiguity here. When the government calls you for your shot are you going to say: ill do what you ask of me? Or are you going to say: nah thanks/ Just let me wait a bit and then maybe? The choice in this case is pretty binary. You dont get to have your cake and eat it too.

With it being a seasonal jab you probably can :/

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by rootusrootus »

throwaway201103 wrote: post #189
setpatchaddress wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

And even then, the first vaccine to be approved wasn't part of the warp speed program.

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Post by aetimmes »

h3cate wrote: post #565
chasing wrote: post #554

It's my civic duty to take it as soon as it's offered to me, even if there's some minuscule chance that there will be an averse side effect. That said, I'll likely be towards the end of the line given my health and occupation.

Why is it your civic duty? What will you having this vaccine do for anybody but yourself?

* because there are people who, due to age or immuno-compromisation or allergic response, cannot safely take the vaccine, so those who can safely take it should help contribute to herd immunity

* because there are many people out of work whose livelihoods depend on the types of establishments closed or restricted by COVID (restaurants, theaters, etc)

* because safely interacting with other human beings in-person is generally good for mental health

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by h3cate »

ecf wrote: post #549

I’ll take it because I don’t have much other choice. I know my current employer is going to be asking me to fly to 10+ cities this year because I’m “essential” and I don’t want to risk being asymptomatic and spreading it to my less-than-healthy parents.

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Post by arthurcolle »

MaxBarraclough wrote: post #113
dang wrote: post #20

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25097578 (which led to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25097685 ) Evidence that no one reads the FAQ! https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

> Evidence that no one reads the FAQ! Turns out you could confirm this suspicion with a poll.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25393758

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by asdfadsfgfdda »

TheRealSteel wrote: post #417
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #250

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I was in Germany in October and with the individual the day they took the second shot. France is a professional contact who mentioned it on the phone, as is China. Same thing happened with tests a few months ago in Palo Alto. Billionaires with boxes of them at their homes while public stocks ran low.

Okay so first of all I'm almost certain no approved vaccine existed in October, the first one started rollout this week, can you back this up with a source? Maybe you knew someone participating in a study but that's not queue skipping. Don't get me wrong I hate billionaires but this just seems like it can't factually be correct.

Another possibility is these billionaires were scammed. It can't be too difficult to forge a label and place it on a flu vaccine vial.
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