Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - A Third of Covid Survivors Have Long Haul Symptoms
View Single Post
 
Old 06-10-2021, 08:38 AM
golfing eagles's Avatar
golfing eagles golfing eagles is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: The Villages
Posts: 13,717
Thanks: 1,391
Thanked 14,805 Times in 4,913 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by oneclickplus View Post
Perhaps. But, I am not stating that my "study of two" should be evidence for anyone to follow suit. I am justifying my own decision to forego the shot. I consider myself protected enough and further consider the shot to be a higher risk than not getting it. The person I replied to was "on the fence" and I gave him/her my take on the matter. And I was explaining that you can't go back in time and not get it later. That's all. Studies or not, I'm not obligated to base my decisions to get the shot on how well it will protect others.
Actually, the word you are looking for is "rationalizing". I wouldn't recommend getting the vaccine for others----you should do it for yourself. And you are right---with any new vaccine/drug/treatment there is a SMALL risk of the unknown----but right now the risk of COVID is greater. I probably had COVID early this year. My fiancee, her sister and husband were staying with us and they all became symptomatic and tested positive. I didn't have any symptoms, and didn't get tested because a positive result wouldn't have changed anything I was doing, and I was going to get the vaccine regardless (and I did)

PS: love the picture, and there is some truth in it