Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by Spivak » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:55 PM UTC

Austin_Conlon wrote: post #17

I'm curious to hear people's rationales for 2) and 3).

Waiting:

- I'm young & healthy and want to wait until people who are more vulnerable than me have gotten theirs.

- I wouldn't ever run .0 releases in prod. I don't have a pressing need for the vaccine and can afford to see if there are any unexpected side-effects or complications with other diseases and conditions that don't show until its given to a larger population.

- I am currently very sick and so receiving any vaccine would be dangerous for me.

- I've already gotten COVID so I should be the last person in line.

Never:

- I already know that I'm allergic to something in the vaccine.

- I have a weakened or compromised immune system and can't take most vaccines and my doctor says this is no exception.

- (I don't know if this one is true) I've already gotten COVID so I don't need the vaccine.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by 1996 » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:55 PM UTC

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.

> I'll take it but only later in the year when it is more widely available.

Same. Just like first generation Apple hardware, even if looks as good as the M1, I'd rather have other people take the plunge before I do.

In about a year, I may. By then, we'll have 2 years worth of data from the test group - good enough!

If I perceive any serious risk, I won't. Being young and with no risk factors, I have little to gain - so the rational move for me is to leech off the group herd immunity effect.

So people, please, do the right thing and get vaccinated!! Protect your parents and your neighbors!!!

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by markkanof » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

bognition wrote: post #12

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

Do these vaccines prevent a person from spreading the virus? I've heard a number of times that these will prevent the person who got the vaccine from getting sick, but that it won't prevent them from spreading the disease. If that is the case then I could understand why a young healthy person would not want the vaccine as the risk to them from covid is extremely low.

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by dayjah » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

1996 wrote: post #60

dang wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

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Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by kylebenzle » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

thelean12 wrote: post #58

People saying "NO" or "I WILL WAIT" should be ashamed of themselves for falling for misinformation and harming the rest of us. (Unless people are confused and saying "I will wait" when in fact they're going to be forced to wait until their turn comes around)

You should be ashamed of trying to shame people into taking a new and still widely untested treatment.

I've had Covid and we STILL don't even know if that makes a person immune. Has there ever been a case where a vaccine is MORE effective than actually getting and recovering from a virus?

Seems like the latter would be "better" so why would I get a vaccine for something I am immune to?

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by bognition » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

markkanof wrote: post #63

bognition wrote: post #12

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

Do these vaccines prevent a person from spreading the virus? I've heard a number of times that these will prevent the person who got the vaccine from getting sick, but that it won't prevent them from spreading the disease. If that is the case then I could understand why a young healthy person would not want the vaccine as the risk to them from covid is extremely low.

Why would getting the vaccine increase your risk at all?

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:58 PM UTC

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Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by mvanbaak » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:58 PM UTC

1996 wrote: post #62

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.

> I'll take it but only later in the year when it is more widely available. Same. Just like first generation Apple hardware, even if looks as good as the M1, I'd rather have other people take the plunge before I do. In about a year, I may. By then, we'll have 2 years worth of data from the test group - good enough! If I perceive any serious risk, I won't. Being young and with no risk factors, I have little to gain -…

Ok. So you will stay in quarantine in tour home that whole time you wait

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by kylebenzle » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 9:58 PM UTC

neolog wrote: post #16

"No" people, why not?

I've had Covid-19. As far as I know we still don't know if having it leads to immunity but wouldn't having it and recovering be "better" than a vaccine?

If so, why get a vaccine for something you are immune to?

Re: Poll: Will you take the Covid vaccine?

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Post by zwily » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 10:00 PM UTC

nvahalik wrote: post #59

bognition wrote: post #12

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

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.