Will you take the vaccine?

[smittygj]

Only asking this as a general question. I am a DOD employee, and will have it available to me soon, on a voluntary basis.

Want to know what people think. In my mind, I want to take it, but I don't want to be the first one to take it. I want to watch what happens first....

I'll leave the poll open for 7 days...

 

[d.kaufman]

We had a thread in this before the switch. Haven't seen it since, so I will vote here as well. My vote is a resounding NO!

 

[shibumiseeker]

I did the first round of Pfizer/BioNTech Monday. Very mild soreness in the arm went away Wednesday. No other issues. I go in on the 18th for round 2. Happy to get it.

 

[smittygj]

I hear you, but I am an at risk person. I have high BP, I have COPD, and I'm overweight, and I'm blood type A+, all of which are risk factors.

 

[smittygj]

I did the first round of Pfizer/BioNTech Monday. Very mild soreness in the arm went away Wednesday. No other issues. I go in on the 18th for round 2. Happy to get it.

We are supposed to get the moderna version.

 

[jwamplerusa]

At the end of the day it's just another vaccine. It will be awhile before my number gets pulled. SWMBO'd gets her's Saturday.

I am wondering when they will start applying the number tattoo to your arm. Probably after the second dose.

On a more serious level, I do foresee proof of vaccination being required for international travel.

 

[240sx]

No for me, made it this far

 

[shibumiseeker]

On a more serious level, I do foresee proof of vaccination being required for international travel.

It already is in many cases for a lot of places for several diseases.

 

[BigRed]

Negative.

 

[KellyinAvon]

At the VA Med Center in Indy we got the Moderna vaccine. We started with the direct patient care employees and are starting to contact our older patients. Older for us is over 85 since half our patients are 65-85.

As a patient I'm after all the 60-somethings. As an employee I volunteered to go last. I realize my reasons are irrational (deals with the crap the USAF shot me up with/left my short-term memory in 2004) but I really don't care.

I'm not an anti-vaxxer by any stretch. Hell I grew up on a farm, tetanus shots were always important when everything has rust on it and can cut you. I got the shingles vaccine because shingles really sucks. I'll probably get the COVID vaccine someday, but not today.

 

[smittygj]

At the VA Med Center in Indy we got the Moderna vaccine. We started with the direct patient care employees and are starting to contact our older patients. Older for us is over 85 since half our patients are 65-85.

As a patient I'm after all the 60-somethings. As an employee I volunteered to go last. I realize my reasons are irrational (deals with the crap the USAF shot me up with/left my short-term memory in 2004) but I really don't care.

I'm not an anti-vaxxer by any stretch. Hell I grew up on a farm, tetanus shots were always important when everything has rust on it and can cut you. I got the shingles vaccine because shingles really sucks. I'll probably get the COVID vaccine someday, but not today.

I get ya. I'm 51, and a currently serving DOD employee, but I have lots of hold over problems from VA claims. I want to think it is our best option, but an mRNA is a new type of vaccine, I have my worries.....

 

[smittygj]

It's 0300 over her in middle east. I'm going to bed, looking forward to seeing your responses tomorrow.

R/
Jay

 

[amboy49]

Left wing talk show “expert” recently said it would take a vaccination rate of 70% for the vaccine to be effective in stopping the spread. I may be a little skeptical, but I don’t see 70% of the entire population of the United States complying to that extent.

 

[buckwacker]

At the end of the day it's just another vaccine. It will be awhile before my number gets pulled. SWMBO'd gets her's Saturday.

I am wondering when they will start applying the number tattoo to your arm. Probably after the second dose.

On a more serious level, I do foresee proof of vaccination being required for international travel.

I voted no. It's not just another vaccine, it's an entirely new type of vaccine with little to no history from which we can learn. I really don't want to be given a vaccine of a type no pharmaceutical company was able to license in the absence of a worldwide panic.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Watch the video closely, If they're not taking it should you?

 

[IndyIN]

Yes, I'll take it as soon as I can. I think it is a smart thing to do.

 

[Mr. Habib]

No. I've seen first hand some of the short cuts and corner cutting done to bring these to market.

 

[BigErnNP]

I think there is just too much unknown to make the decision at this time. So I put maybe, as I am for vaccination but not part of the first round when it doesn't seem to be fully vetted. IMO

 

[churchmouse]

Watch the video closely, If they're not taking it should you?

You have got to be kidding me.

 

[buckwacker]

Watch the video closely, If they're not taking it should you?

Why do you think she didn't take it? The zoomed in slowmo of her hand is her using the arm of the chair to flip the needle protector thingy back over the needle.