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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
That is exactly why I would be happy to get the J&J vaccine.
I'm already at a lower risk, because of my age and overall fitness and immunity level. I also MIGHT have already been exposed to it, and have achieved some kind of natural immunity to it, by now. I don't know that, and haven't gotten the test to find that out, and knowing that won't make me change my behavior so I won't bother with it. Having worked in the public from February 2020 til December 2020, I really have to just assume I was exposed to it.
That 66% protection seems like a pretty good deal to someone like me, who isn't likely to get sick, but wants to reduce the severity in the off-chance I manage to catch the virus anyway.
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We are experiencing panic. Sort of reminds me of the history of the Titanic. People have not changed. For many just like on the Titanic, the band played on. Others, women and children first and some guys said to heck with that.
Trying to make a decision, the information is changing. No shortage of conflicting information. Claimed 90+% effective by Pfizer and Moderna. The flu shot is in a good year about 60%. A virus by it's nature mutates. Months ago I read somewhere they had about 60 different strains. Most recently we are being told here is a more contagious one in England that has been found in the US. More recently there is a more deadly one that has also come to the US.
I have a REAL pre-existing condition and I am over 70. No plan can ever be perfect for all.
Recent information CLAIMS you can take the Moderna shot as a first shot and the Pfizer as a second. Not sure if it works the other way around. Information, no one has said if you have had covid are you immune, as immune as you would be with the shots.
Heck we do not even know how long the immunity will last with any of the shots or getting the disease. One time and done or will we need boosters every year.
We are seeing panic. Truth it is ugly.