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December 12, 2020, 07:16 PM
ZSMICHAEL
The COVID-19 vaccination thread (thread name changed)
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Variolation is available for Covid.
December 12, 2020, 07:21 PM
sigfreund
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
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Variolation is available for Covid.


Thank you. I looked up the word and after all these years now understand the difference between it and vaccination.
December 12, 2020, 07:25 PM
Sigmund
quote:
Originally posted by smlsig:

...I read an article in The NY Times and it had an interactive section that you entered some preliminary information including what County you lived in....


https://www.nytimes.com/intera...accine-timeline.html
December 12, 2020, 08:34 PM
kr350psd
No.


December 12, 2020, 08:37 PM
StorminNormin
Nope. I will wait for at least a year to see how the vaccine works and if taking it is still necessary by then. No way I am taking something as soon as it comes out; just like buying a new product.



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December 12, 2020, 08:53 PM
Herkdriver
I am slightly north of 50 and have no known health issues so I am not at the top of the list for a vaccine. I have seen enough people who got Covid-19 and what it did to them that I will get the vaccine when it is offered to me.


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December 12, 2020, 09:06 PM
cgode
I’m still on the fence....I’ve been offered the vaccine which will probably happen this week or next....I’m a front line worker type....I have reservations about it for all the reasons listed here before my post...I’ve had interactions with many people that have it and a good number of those have been absolute train wrecks...some of them died in front of me. Just not sure what I’m going to do....I have managed to stay healthy despite close contact with Covid positive patients.


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December 12, 2020, 10:14 PM
egregore
I can see the lawyer ads in a few years. "If you took COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 and got sick anyway, you may be entitled to substantial compensation!" In other words, I want to wait until it is proven to work and have at least minimal side effects before taking it. I don't even take the "regular" flu shots. I haven't had "true" flu for many years and am not in a "high risk" group.
December 12, 2020, 11:04 PM
Gustofer
In a heartbeat. Although I suspect that it's going to be mandatory for health care workers so my decision is rather moot. But yeah...I'll take it without hesitation.


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December 12, 2020, 11:04 PM
OttoSig
Doubt ill have a choice, but... more retirement on the bright(ish) side Smile




11 years to retirement! Just waiting!
December 12, 2020, 11:27 PM
slosig
quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Your reasons for yes or no are welcome if you wish to explain them, but please do not use your post as an excuse to cast aspersions on the people with whom you disagree.

I have trouble judging anybody about their response to this virus. The information has been all over the place on this virus which makes it very difficult to know the truth of it. Beyond that, everyone has their own health situation, and some others (such as yourself) have still other factors to consider. It seems to me that everyone has to make up their own mind about how to deal with the virus situation.
December 12, 2020, 11:28 PM
Lineman101
Yes as soon as offered. There’s probably been 80-100 thousand people that have taken the shot. Somebody let me know if any death has occurred? None I know of, but COVID has killed plenty. Thanks China for your gift...


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December 13, 2020, 07:47 AM
Georgeair
Absolutely.


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December 13, 2020, 08:31 AM
Bassamatic
I most likely will end up getting it but I plan on waiting to see how things shake out. Even at age 73 it looks like there are some 20 million people ahead of me in line. So, plenty of time apparently.


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December 13, 2020, 08:41 AM
Beancooker
I would take it. Not as worried about myself, however there is a fear that I smoked for 28 of my 46 years of life, so my respiratory system may not be so great.

I’d take it more so, to protect my wife, and so I could hang out with my dad and his wife and not worry about getting them sick.


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December 13, 2020, 09:10 AM
Expert308
Nope, not for a year at least. The whole thing has been a little too fast-tracked for my taste. I get the reasons for that, but with all the side effects that keep being discovered for all manner of drugs for this that and the other thing, AFTER release of the drug, I'm just not comfortable with this one. I'm 62 but generally in good health with a strong immune system.
December 13, 2020, 09:20 AM
ZSMICHAEL
I remember thalidomide
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Never reached pharmacy shelves in America. NOT a vaccine used for morning sickness in pregnant women. Not an apt analogy.
December 13, 2020, 09:22 AM
joatmonv
I would not.
Flu shots are available right now and I've never had one.
My logic is that it's to new to know what effects there could be in a year or longer. Maybe there's none but no one knows.


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December 13, 2020, 09:24 AM
Warhorse
As soon as it is available to me.

At 66 years old, I have diabetes, and COPD.


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December 13, 2020, 09:29 AM
wcb6092
quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
I can see the lawyer ads in a few years. "If you took COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 and got sick anyway, you may be entitled to substantial compensation!" In other words, I want to wait until it is proven to work and have at least minimal side effects before taking it. I don't even take the "regular" flu shots. I haven't had "true" flu for many years and am not in a "high risk" group.



To promote swift action by the private life sciences sector, the US Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) has conferred broad immunity on vaccine and therapy manufacturers for development activities relating to COVID-19. HHS’s immunity, issued as a Notice of Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (the “PREP Act”), protects companies manufacturing, distributing, and administrating countermeasures against COVID-19, excepting only willful misconduct.

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us...ines-and-antivirals/


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