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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan
Thank you for the civil reply, I appreciate it. Too often this type of exchange devolves into nonsense. And I appreciate you clearly articulate your position and decision. I respect that. I can respect your decision and disagree with it at the same time.
I AM in the at-risk group, but, I did leave the decision to get vaccinated to my PCP, after a long discussion about the decision and my particular case.
My decision to get vaccinated was also motivated by my concern that I did not want to be the cause of anyone else getting the virus and dying, even if I got it and survived. Which was part of the discussion with my PCP.
As (I think) Reagan said, "It takes a village". Individual actions matter - pollution, pandemics, voting, etc etc in many matters, what I do affects your life and what you do affects my life. The obvious example is the worker in a fast-food restaurant that has Hep C and doesn't wash his hands, spreading Hep C, which is another virus that can have no symptoms when it is contagious and spread. If the worker had simply washed his hand's people would not have died. The ODDs of people dying because he didn't wash his hands are very low, but not zero. But, a lot of people could live with "long haul" side effects. I didn't want to be "that person". So, I weighed the risks and felt the benefits outweighed the known risks.
I don't believe in guarantees. Sadly, I believe that almost anyone that guarantees anything is probably lying or misinformed. So, my opinion is we try to do what is generally accepted as the best thing for everyone and then deal with the consequences if it goes sideways.
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The politician who used the “It Takes a Village” quote was Hillary Clinton.
I wore my mask “for the good of others”, but I considered my own health when making my decision regarding the vaccine.
In your case, based on your health, it should have been a pretty easy decision. In fact I’m surprised that it took the “benefit of others” to sway your decision.